molestia
See also: moléstia
Italian
Etymology
From Latin molestia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈlɛ.stja/
- Rhymes: -ɛstja
- Hyphenation: mo‧lè‧stia
Noun
molestia f (plural molestie) (usually in the plural)
- annoyance, bother, trouble
- Synonyms: fastidio, seccatura, disturbo, noia, tormento
- (by extension, law) harassment
- (by extension) breakup (termination of a romantic relationship)
- Synonyms: scocciatura, rottura
Usage notes
- This is a false friend of English molestation.
Related terms
- molestare
Anagrams
- mesilato, molestai, omelista, semolati, smielato
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /moˈles.ti.a/, [mɔˈɫ̪ɛs̠t̪iä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /moˈles.ti.a/, [moˈlɛst̪iä]
Noun
molestia f (genitive molestiae); first declension
- trouble, troublesomeness, irksomeness
- uneasiness, annoyance
- molestation
- vexation, disgust, dislike
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | molestia | molestiae |
| Genitive | molestiae | molestiārum |
| Dative | molestiae | molestiīs |
| Accusative | molestiam | molestiās |
| Ablative | molestiā | molestiīs |
| Vocative | molestia | molestiae |
Descendants
- Catalan: molèstia
- Italian: molestia
- Portuguese: moléstia
- Spanish: molestia
References
- “molestia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “molestia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- molestia 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)
- molestia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to weary, bore the reader: languorem, molestiam legentium animis afferre
- to weary, bore the reader: languorem, molestiam legentium animis afferre
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin molestia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈlestja/ [moˈles.t̪ja]
- Rhymes: -estja
- Syllabification: mo‧les‧tia
Noun
molestia f (plural molestias)
- trouble, nuisance
- perdona las molestias ― sorry for the inconvenience
- discomfort (health-related or bodily pain)
Related terms
- molestar
- molesto
- molestoso
Further reading
- “molestia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014