litargia
Latin
Etymology
From Late Latin lēthārgia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ληθᾱργῐ́ᾱ (lēthārgíā, “drowsiness”), from λήθᾱργος (lḗthārgos, “forgetful, lethargic”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /liˈtar.d͡ʒi.a/, [liˈt̪ärd͡ʒiä]
Noun
litargia f (genitive litargiae); first declension (Medieval Latin)
- Lethargy.
Inflection
First-declension noun.
| Case | 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)