parsimonia

Italian

Noun

parsimonia f (plural parsimonie)

  1. thrift, thriftiness, frugality, sparingness, parsimony

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology

From variant parcimōnia, from parcō + -mōnia.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /par.siˈmoː.ni.a/, [par.sɪˈmoː.ni.a]

Noun

parsimōnia f (genitive parsimōniae); first declension

  1. frugality, thrift, parsimony
    • Cicero, Paradoxa Stoicorum; Paradox VI, 49
      O di immortales! non intellegunt homines, quam magnum vectigal sit parsimonia.
      O immortal gods! People do not understand how great a revenue parsimony can be.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative parsimōnia parsimōniae
Genitive parsimōniae parsimōniārum
Dative parsimōniae parsimōniīs
Accusative parsimōniam parsimōniās
Ablative parsimōniā parsimōniīs
Vocative parsimōnia parsimōniae

Descendants

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Spanish

Noun

parsimonia f (plural parsimonias)

  1. calmness

Derived terms

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