acedia

== English == === Etymology === From Latin acēdia. Doublet of accidie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈsiːdɪə/ === Noun === acedia (uncountable) Spiritual or mental sloth. Synonyms: accedie, ennui, Weltschmerz Apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference. Synonyms: apathy, indifference Boredom; a melancholy leading to desperation. Synonyms: ennui, accidie, Weltschmerz ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === aeacid == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin acēdia, from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā, “negligence”). Doublet of accidia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃɛ.dja/ Rhymes: -ɛdja Hyphenation: a‧cè‧dia === Noun === acedia f (plural acedie) acedia === Further reading === acedia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Alternative forms === accīdia === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā, “negligence”), which is derived from κῆδος (kêdos, “care, accuracy”). === Pronunciation 1 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈkeː.di.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈt͡ʃɛː.di.a] ==== Noun ==== acēdia f (genitive acēdiae); first declension sloth, torpor ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Descendants ===== → Catalan: acèdia → English: acedia → German: Akedie → Italian: accidia → Old English: accidia Middle English: accidia English: accidia → Old French: accide, accidie → Middle English: accidie English: accidie Middle French: accide French: accide → Portuguese: acédia → Polish: acedia (learned) → Spanish: acedía === Pronunciation 2 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈkeː.di.aː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈt͡ʃɛː.di.a] ==== Noun ==== acēdiā f ablative singular of acēdia === References === "acedia", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin acedia, from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā). First attested in 1870. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈt͡sɛ.dja/ Rhymes: -ɛdja Syllabification: a‧ce‧dia === Noun === acedia f acedia (spiritual or mental sloth) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === acedia in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Verb === acedia first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of aceder