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prodigentia

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From prōdigēns (prodigal) +‎ -ia. Might be perceived as an antonym to indigentia (lack, want) even though they have no common base.

Noun

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prōdigentia f (genitive prōdigentiae); first declension

  1. extravagance, profusion, prodigality
Declension
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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative prōdigentia prōdigentiae
genitive prōdigentiae prōdigentiārum
dative prōdigentiae prōdigentiīs
accusative prōdigentiam prōdigentiās
ablative prōdigentiā prōdigentiīs
vocative prōdigentia prōdigentiae
Descendants
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  • English: prodigence

Etymology 2

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Participle

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prōdigentia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of prōdigēns

References

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  • prodigentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • prodigentia in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • prodigentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prodigentia in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016