Potentia

See also: potentia

Latin

Etymology

From potentia (“force, power”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /poˈten.ti.a/, [pɔˈtɛn.ti.a]

Proper noun

Potentia f (genitive Potentiae); first declension

  1. A city of the interior of Lucania, situated in the valley of the Casuentus, now Potenza
  2. A town of Picenum, situated on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, now Potenza Picena

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Potentia
Genitive Potentiae
Dative Potentiae
Accusative Potentiam
Ablative Potentiā
Vocative Potentia

Derived terms
  • Potentīnus

References
  • Potentia in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Potentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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