versutia

Latin

Etymology

From versūtus +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯erˈsuː.ti.a/, [u̯ɛrˈs̠uːt̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /verˈsut.t͡si.a/, [verˈsut̪ː͡s̪iä]

Noun

versūtia f (genitive versūtiae); first declension

1. (Late Latin, rare) cunning, slyness, craftiness

   Synonym: astūtia

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	versūtia	versūtiae
genitive	versūtiae	versūtiārum
dative	versūtiae	versūtiīs
accusative	versūtiam	versūtiās
ablative	versūtiā	versūtiīs
vocative	versūtia	versūtiae

Descendants

• Italian: versuzia
• Portuguese: versúcia
• Spanish: versucia

References

• “versutia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• versutia in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
• versutia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.