Dictionary formsententia, sententiae(feminine)
Translation
opinion, judgement; meaning, sense; sentence, verdict
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | sententia | sententiae |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | sententia | sententiae |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | sententiam | sententias |
| Genitiveof | sententiae | sententiarum |
| Dativeto, for | sententiae | sententiis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | sententia | sententiis |
Examples
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In my opinion this is a good thing.
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He changed his mind at last.
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The judge pronounced a severe verdict.
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He did not depart from his father's view.
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His opinions pleased everyone.
Sententia, sententiae, f., first declension, from sentio: an opinion is what you have come to feel about something. The form is sentientia with the i squeezed out.
It spreads unusually wide, and English took two separate words from it. In the senate a sententia is a vote or a motion, and sententiam dicere is to state your view when called on. In court it is the verdict, which gives "sentence" in the judicial sense. In grammar it is a complete thought, which gives "sentence" in the other sense. In the schools it is a weighty saying, so Peter Lombard's Sententiae is a collection of authoritative opinions and was the standard theology textbook for four centuries. Note the tag mea sententia, "in my opinion" - ablative, no preposition.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 7: sententia, tamquam, velut and 7 more words.