neglegentia

Latin

Etymology

From neglego (“disregard, neglect”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ne.ɡleˈɡen.ti.a/, [nɛɡɫ̪ɛˈɡɛn̪t̪iä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ne.ɡleˈd͡ʒen.t͡si.a/, [neɡleˈd͡ʒɛnt̪͡s̪iä]

Noun

neglegentia f (genitive neglegentiae); first declension

carelessness, heedlessness, negligence, neglect
brevity, coldness
disrespect

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	neglegentia	neglegentiae
Genitive	neglegentiae	neglegentiārum
Dative	neglegentiae	neglegentiīs
Accusative	neglegentiam	neglegentiās
Ablative	neglegentiā	neglegentiīs
Vocative	neglegentia	neglegentiae

Descendants

Italian: negghienza
→ Catalan: negligència
→ French: négligence
→ Italian: negligenza
→ Portuguese: negligência
→ Romanian: neglijență
→ Spanish: negligencia

Participle

neglegentia

nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of neglegēns

References

“neglegentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“neglegentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
neglegentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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