See also: acedía

English [ edit ]

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Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin acēdia.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

acedia (uncountable)

Spiritual or mental sloth. accedie ennui weltschmerz Apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference. apathy indifference Boredom.

Translations [ edit ]

sloth Bulgarian: мързел (bg) ( mǎrzel )

French: acédie (fr) f Greek: οκνηρία (el) f ( okniría )

Italian: accidia (it) f

apathy Bulgarian: апатия (bg) ( apatija ) , незаинтересованост (bg) ( nezainteresovanost ) Italian: apatia (it) f

— see boredom boredom

Anagrams [ edit ]

Italian [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Late Latin acēdia, from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā, “negligence”). Doublet of accidia.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

acedia f (plural acedie)

References [ 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 [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

acēdia f (genitive acēdiae); first declension

Declension [ edit ]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural Nominative acēdia acēdiae Genitive acēdiae acēdiārum Dative acēdiae acēdiīs Accusative acēdiam acēdiās Ablative acēdiā acēdiīs Vocative acēdia acēdiae

Descendants [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

^ “accidia” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

Portuguese [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

acedia