pernicitas

From LSJ

καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed

Source

Latin > English

pernicitas pernicitatis N F :: speed, agility

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pernīcĭtas: ātis, f. pernix,
I nimbleness, briskness, agility, swiftness, fleetness (class.): pernicitas deserit: consitus sum senectute, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 4: adde pernicitatem et velocitatem, Cic. Tusc. 5, 15, 45; Caes. B. C. 3, 84: pedum pernicitas, Liv. 9, 16: homines saltatim currentes, vivacissimae pernicitatis, Gell. 9, 4, 9: equorum, Tac. H. 1, 79.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pernīcĭtās,¹² ātis, f. (pernix), agilité et souplesse des membres que la vieillesse enlève, cf. Pl. Men. 756 ] ; vitesse, légèreté : Cic. Tusc. 5, 45 ; Cæs. C. 3, 84, 3 ; Liv. 9, 16.

Latin > German (Georges)

pernīcitās, ātis, f. (pernix), die Behendigkeit, Hurtigkeit, Flinkheit (Ggstz. clauditas, Apul. flor. 16. p. 22, 14 Kr.), pern. et velocitas, Cic.: pern. pedum, Plaut. u. Liv.

Translations

dexterity

Bulgarian: сръчност, ловкост; Catalan: destresa; Chinese Mandarin: 機巧, 机巧, 靈巧, 灵巧; Czech: zručnost, šikovnost; Danish: fingerfærdighed; Dutch: handigheid; Finnish: näppäryys, taitavuus; French: dextérité; Georgian: მოხერხებულობა, სიმარჯვე, ოსტატურობა, გაწაფულობა, სიმკვირცხლე, შნო; German: Fingerfertigkeit, Geschicklichkeit, Gewandtheit; Greek: επιδεξιότητα, δεξιοσύνη, επιτηδειότητα, μαστοριά; Ancient Greek: ἀμφιδεξιότης, δεινότης, δεξιότης, ἐπιδεξιότης, εὐθιξία, εὐμάρεια, εὐχειρία, εὐχειρίη, εὐχέρεια, πρᾶξις, ταχυχειρία; Hebrew: זריזות‎, גמישות‎, מיומנות‎, קלות תנועה‎; Hungarian: kézügyesség, ügyesség, fürgeség; Indonesian: ketangkasan; Italian: destrezza; Japanese: 器用さ, 素早さ; Latin: agilitas, pernicitas; Lithuanian: miklumas; Macedonian: спретност, умешност; Old English: handcræft; Persian: چیره‌دستی‎, زبردستی‎, تردستی‎; Polish: zręczność, zwinność; Portuguese: destreza; Romanian: dexteritate, îndemânare, iscusință, dibăcie, abilitate; Russian: ловкость, сноровка, проворность, проворство, подвижность; Slovak: zručnosť, obratnosť; Spanish: destreza; Swedish: skicklighet, fingerfärdighet, händighet; Telugu: నైపుణ్యము