parsimonia

See also: parsimònia

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin parsimōnia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrsimoniɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝rs̠iˌmo̞niɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oniɑ
• Syllabification^(key): par‧si‧mo‧ni‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): par‧si‧mo‧nia

Noun

parsimonia

1. (sciences) parsimony (principle)

Declension

Inflection of parsimonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		parsimonia	parsimoniat
genitive		parsimonian	parsimonioiden parsimonioitten
partitive		parsimoniaa	parsimonioita
illative		parsimoniaan	parsimonioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		parsimonia	parsimoniat
accusative	nom.	parsimonia	parsimoniat
	gen.	parsimonian
genitive		parsimonian	parsimonioiden parsimonioitten parsimoniain rare
partitive		parsimoniaa	parsimonioita
inessive		parsimoniassa	parsimonioissa
elative		parsimoniasta	parsimonioista
illative		parsimoniaan	parsimonioihin
adessive		parsimonialla	parsimonioilla
ablative		parsimonialta	parsimonioilta
allative		parsimonialle	parsimonioille
essive		parsimoniana	parsimonioina
translative		parsimoniaksi	parsimonioiksi
abessive		parsimoniatta	parsimonioitta
instructive		—	parsimonioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of parsimonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative parsimoniani parsimoniani accusative nom. parsimoniani parsimoniani gen. parsimoniani genitive parsimoniani parsimonioideni parsimonioitteni parsimoniaini rare partitive parsimoniaani parsimonioitani inessive parsimoniassani parsimonioissani elative parsimoniastani parsimonioistani illative parsimoniaani parsimonioihini adessive parsimoniallani parsimonioillani ablative parsimonialtani parsimonioiltani allative parsimonialleni parsimonioilleni essive parsimonianani parsimonioinani translative parsimoniakseni parsimonioikseni abessive parsimoniattani parsimonioittani instructive — — comitative — parsimonioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative parsimoniasi parsimoniasi accusative nom. parsimoniasi parsimoniasi gen. parsimoniasi genitive parsimoniasi parsimonioidesi parsimonioittesi parsimoniaisi rare partitive parsimoniaasi parsimonioitasi inessive parsimoniassasi parsimonioissasi elative parsimoniastasi parsimonioistasi illative parsimoniaasi parsimonioihisi adessive parsimoniallasi parsimonioillasi ablative parsimonialtasi parsimonioiltasi allative parsimoniallesi parsimonioillesi essive parsimonianasi parsimonioinasi translative parsimoniaksesi parsimonioiksesi abessive parsimoniattasi parsimonioittasi instructive — — comitative — parsimonioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative parsimoniamme parsimoniamme accusative nom. parsimoniamme parsimoniamme gen. parsimoniamme genitive parsimoniamme parsimonioidemme parsimonioittemme parsimoniaimme rare partitive parsimoniaamme parsimonioitamme inessive parsimoniassamme parsimonioissamme elative parsimoniastamme parsimonioistamme illative parsimoniaamme parsimonioihimme adessive parsimoniallamme parsimonioillamme ablative parsimonialtamme parsimonioiltamme allative parsimoniallemme parsimonioillemme essive parsimonianamme parsimonioinamme translative parsimoniaksemme parsimonioiksemme abessive parsimoniattamme parsimonioittamme instructive — — comitative — parsimonioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative parsimonianne parsimonianne accusative nom. parsimonianne parsimonianne gen. parsimonianne genitive parsimonianne parsimonioidenne parsimonioittenne parsimoniainne rare partitive parsimoniaanne parsimonioitanne inessive parsimoniassanne parsimonioissanne elative parsimoniastanne parsimonioistanne illative parsimoniaanne parsimonioihinne adessive parsimoniallanne parsimonioillanne ablative parsimonialtanne parsimonioiltanne allative parsimoniallenne parsimonioillenne essive parsimoniananne parsimonioinanne translative parsimoniaksenne parsimonioiksenne abessive parsimoniattanne parsimonioittanne instructive — — comitative — parsimonioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative parsimoniansa parsimoniansa accusative nom. parsimoniansa parsimoniansa gen. parsimoniansa genitive parsimoniansa parsimonioidensa parsimonioittensa parsimoniainsa rare partitive parsimoniaansa parsimonioitaan parsimonioitansa inessive parsimoniassaan parsimoniassansa parsimonioissaan parsimonioissansa elative parsimoniastaan parsimoniastansa parsimonioistaan parsimonioistansa illative parsimoniaansa parsimonioihinsa adessive parsimoniallaan parsimoniallansa parsimonioillaan parsimonioillansa ablative parsimonialtaan parsimonialtansa parsimonioiltaan parsimonioiltansa allative parsimonialleen parsimoniallensa parsimonioilleen parsimonioillensa essive parsimonianaan parsimonianansa parsimonioinaan parsimonioinansa translative parsimoniakseen parsimoniaksensa parsimonioikseen parsimonioiksensa abessive parsimoniattaan parsimoniattansa parsimonioittaan parsimonioittansa instructive — — comitative — parsimonioineen parsimonioinensa

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin parsimōnia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /par.siˈmɔ.nja/
• Rhymes: -ɔnja
• Hyphenation: par‧si‧mò‧nia

Noun

parsimonia f (plural parsimonie)

1. thrift, thriftiness, frugality, sparingness, parsimony

Derived terms

• parsimonioso

Further reading

• “parsimonia”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• inaspriamo

Latin

Alternative forms

• parcimōnia

Etymology

From parcō (“to spare, save up”) +‎ -mōnia. Per De Vaan, built on the verb's perfect stem pars- (as in parsī).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [par.sɪˈmoː.ni.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [par.siˈmɔː.ni.a]

Noun

parsimōnia f (genitive parsimōniae); first declension

1. frugality, thrift, parsimony
   • 46 BCE, Cicero, Paradoxa Stoicorum 49:

     Ō dī immortālēs! nōn intellegunt hominēs, quam magnum vectīgal sit parsimōnia.

     O immortal gods! People do not understand how great a revenue parsimony can be.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	parsimōnia	parsimōniae
genitive	parsimōniae	parsimōniārum
dative	parsimōniae	parsimōniīs
accusative	parsimōniam	parsimōniās
ablative	parsimōniā	parsimōniīs
vocative	parsimōnia	parsimōniae

Descendants

• Catalan: parsimònia
• → Middle French: parsimonie (learned)
  • → Middle English: parcimonie
    • English: parsimony
      • → Indonesian: parsimoni
  • French: parcimonie
    • → Romanian: parcimonie
• Galician: parsimonia
• Italian: parsimonia
• Portuguese: parcimónia, parcimônia (Brazil)
• Sicilian: parsimùnia
• Spanish: parsimonia

Further reading

• “parsimonia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “parsimonia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "parsimonia", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “parsimonia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin parsimōnia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾsiˈmonja/ [paɾ.siˈmo.nja]
• Rhymes: -onja
• Syllabification: par‧si‧mo‧nia

Noun

parsimonia f (plural parsimonias)

1. parsimony
2. frugality

   Synonym: frugalidad

3. calmness, unhurriedness

   Synonym: calma

Derived terms

• parsimonioso

Further reading

• “parsimonia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026