Italian

Noun

contumelia f ‎(plural contumelie)

1. contumely, insult

Latin

Etymology

Related to contumāx.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kon.tuˈmeː.li.a/, [kɔn.tʊˈmeː.li.a]

Noun

contumēlia f ‎(genitive contumēliae); first declension

1. insult, reproach, contumely, abuse, affront, invective.
2. humiliation, injury; assault, violence.

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• contumēliō
• contumēliōsus

Related terms

• contumēliōsē

Descendants

• Asturian: contumenia
• English: contumely
• French: contumélie
• Italian: contumelia

References

• contumelia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• contumelia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “contumelia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to insult some one: contumelia aliquem afficere
    
  • insulting expressions: verborum contumeliae