competentia

Latin

Etymology

From competēns +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kom.peˈten.ti.a/, [kɔm.pɛˈtɛn.ti.a]

Noun

competentia f (genitive competentiae); first declension

agreement, symmetry, correspondence
(of the stars) conjunction
(Medieval Latin) competence, expertise
- 1251, letter from Adam Marsh to Robert Grosseteste
  - In: 2006, The Letters of Adam Marsh. Volume I. Edited and translated by C. H. Lawrence, pages 54–55:
    Super litterature competentia uestra uobis sufficiunt experimenta.
    As for his competence in letters your own test will suffice for you.
  - In: 2012, Monumenta Franciscana. Volume I. Edited by J. S. Brewer and Richard Howlett, page 108:
    Super litteraturæ competentia vestra vobis sufficiunt experimenta.
- 1739, Traugott Thomasius, Problema iuris civilis an debitor pecuniam ob beneficium competentiae, page 8:
  Ob mutuam itaque catitatem et reuerentiam, personis quibusdam debitam, ex aequitate Praetoris introductum esse beneficium competentiae recte coniecturatur OTTO, quia omnes ICti in libris ad Edictum illud explicarunt.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	competentia	competentiae
Genitive	competentiae	competentiārum
Dative	competentiae	competentiīs
Accusative	competentiam	competentiās
Ablative	competentiā	competentiīs
Vocative	competentia	competentiae

Descendants

Catalan: competència
English: competence
French: compétence
Italian: competenza

Portuguese: competência
Romanian: competență
Russian: компете́нция (kompeténcija)
Spanish: competencia

References

competentia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
competentia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
competentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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