potentia
From potēns (“able, powerful”) + -ia (“abstract noun suffix”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /poˈten.ti.a/, [pɔˈt̪ɛn̪t̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /poˈten.t͡si.a/, [poˈt̪ɛnt̪͡s̪iä]
Noun
potentia f (genitive potentiae); first declension
- force, power, might
- ability, capacity
- political power, authority, influence, sway
- supreme dominion, sovereignty [ quotations ▼]
- (Medieval Latin) crutch, walking aid
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | potentia | potentiae |
| Genitive | potentiae | potentiārum |
| Dative | potentiae | potentiīs |
| Accusative | potentiam | potentiās |
| Ablative | potentiā | potentiīs |
| Vocative | potentia | potentiae |