Lentia

See also: lentia

Latin

Alternative forms

• Lentium
• Lincia, Lincium

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *lentos (“bend”), describing the bend in the Danube where the original Celtic settlement was placed.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlen.ti.a/, [ˈɫ̪ɛn̪t̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlen.t͡si.a/, [ˈlɛnt̪͡s̪iä]

Proper noun

Lentia f sg (genitive Lentiae); first declension

1. Linz (a city in modern Austria)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lentia
Genitive	Lentiae
Dative	Lentiae
Accusative	Lentiam
Ablative	Lentiā
Vocative	Lentia
Locative	Lentiae

Derived terms

• Lentiēnsēs

References

• Lentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Lentia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly