English[]
Etymology[]
From Latin absentia (“‘being away, absence’”), from absēns (“‘absent’”), present active participle of absum (“‘I am away or absent’”).
Pronunciation[]
IPA | /æbˈsɛn(t)ʃiə/, /æbˈsɛn(t)ʃə/ |
SAMPA | /{b"sEn(t)Si@/, /{b"sEn(t)S@/ |
Noun[]
absentia
Usage notes[]
Only in the phrase in absentia .
See also[]
- absentia epileptica
Latin[]
Etymology[]
From absēns (“‘absent’”), present active participle of absum (“‘I am away or absent’”), from ab (“‘from, away from’”) + sum (“‘I am’”).
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
absentia (genitive absentiae); f, first declension
absentiā
- ablative singular of absentia
Inflection[]
Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | absentia | absentiae |
genitive | absentiae | absentiārum |
dative | absentiae | absentiīs |
accusative | absentiam | absentiās |
ablative | absentiā | absentiīs |
vocative | absentia | absentiae |
Descendants[]
nl:absentia