acedia
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin acēdia. Doublet of accidie.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]acedia (uncountable)
- Spiritual or mental sloth.
- Synonyms: accedie, ennui, weltschmerz
- Apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference.
- Synonyms: apathy, indifference
- Boredom; a melancholy leading to desperation. Synonyms: ennui, accidie, weltschmerz
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]sloth
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apathy
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boredom — see boredom
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin acēdia, from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā, “negligence”). Doublet of accidia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]acedia f (plural acedie)
Further reading
[edit]- acedia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā, “negligence”), which is derived from κῆδος (kêdos, “care, accuracy”).[1]
Pronunciation 1
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈkeː.di.a/, [äˈkeːd̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃe.di.a/, [äˈt͡ʃɛːd̪iä]
Noun
[edit]acēdia f (genitive acēdiae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | acēdia | acēdiae |
genitive | acēdiae | acēdiārum |
dative | acēdiae | acēdiīs |
accusative | acēdiam | acēdiās |
ablative | acēdiā | acēdiīs |
vocative | acēdia | acēdiae |
Descendants
[edit]- → Catalan: acèdia
- → English: acedia
- → German: Akedie
- → Italian: accidia
- → Old English: accidia
- → Old French: accide, accidie
- → Portuguese: acédia
- → Polish: acedia (learned)
- → Spanish: acedía
Pronunciation 2
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈkeː.di.aː/, [äˈkeːd̪iäː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃe.di.a/, [äˈt͡ʃɛːd̪iä]
Noun
[edit]acēdiā f
References
[edit]- acedia 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)
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin acedia, from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā).[1] First attested in 1870.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]acedia f
Declension
[edit]Declension of acedia
References
[edit]- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “acedia”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Kurjer Warszawski[1] (in Polish), volume 50, number 41, 1870, page 2
Further reading
[edit]- acedia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
[edit]Verb
[edit]acedia
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