litargia

Latin

Etymology

From Late Latin lēthārgia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ληθᾱργῐ́ᾱ (lēthārgíā, “drowsiness”), from λήθᾱργος (lḗthārgos, “forgetful, lethargic”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /liˈtar.d͡ʒi.a/, [liˈt̪ärd͡ʒiä]

Noun

litargia f (genitive litargiae); first declension (Medieval Latin)

lethargy

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	litargia	litargiae
Genitive	litargiae	litargiārum
Dative	litargiae	litargiīs
Accusative	litargiam	litargiās
Ablative	litargiā	litargiīs
Vocative	litargia	litargiae

Descendants

→ Middle English: litargie
- English: lethargy

References

litargia 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)

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