litargia
Latin
Etymology
From Late Latin lēthārgia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ληθᾱργῐ́ᾱ (lēthārgĭ́ā, “drowsiness”), from λήθᾱργος (lḗthārgos, “forgetful, lethargic”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [liˈt̪ar.d͡ʒi.a]
Noun
litargia f (genitive litargiae); first declension (Medieval Latin)
Inflection
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | litargia | litargiae |
| genitive | litargiae | litargiārum |
| dative | litargiae | litargiīs |
| accusative | litargiam | litargiās |
| ablative | litargiā | litargiīs |
| vocative | litargia | litargiae |
Descendants
- → Middle English: litargie
- English: lethargy
References
- "litargia", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)