Definition
A scholastic philosophical term referring to contingency or the state of being contingent; used primarily in medieval and classical philosophy.
Etymology
Latin nominal form derived from contingentia, itself from contingent- (present participle of contingere). The -iam ending is a Latinized nominal suffix used to create abstract philosophical terms in scholastic discourse.
Kelly Says
Medieval philosophers loved creating Latin nouns to discuss abstract concepts, and contingentiam is a perfect example—it sounds like a disease but it's actually how smart people debated whether God controls everything or if humans have free will.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደሚችል
en-de-mi-chi-l
ARالعربية
حالة محتملة
ḥālat muḥtamala
BNবাংলা
সম্ভাবনা
som-bha-b-na
CACatalà
contingència
kon-tin-jen-sia
CSČeština
kontigence
kon-ti-gen-ce
DADansk
mulighed
mu-lig-hed
DEDeutsch
Contingenz
kon-tin-genz
ELΕλληνικά
πιθανότητα
pi-than-o-ta
ESEspañol
contingencia
kon-tin-hen-thee-ah
FISuomi
mahdollisuus
mah-do-li-uus
FRFrançais
contingence
kon-tin-jens
HEעברית
אפשרות
im-pos-hut
HIहिन्दी
संभावना
sam-bha-va-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
kemungkinan
kem-o-ng-ki-kan
IGIG
ihe nwere ike
i-he n-we-re i-ke
ITItaliano
contingenza
kon-tin-jen-zah
JA日本語
事 Contingency
じ (ji)
KKKK
мүмкіндік
mu-m-kin-dik
KO한국어
사건의 가능성
sa-geon-ui gan-gwang-seong
MRMR
संभावना
sam-bha-va-na
MSBahasa Melayu
kemungkinan
kem-oo-ng-ki-lah-an
NLNederlands
contingentie
kon-tin-jen-tee
NONorsk
mulighet
mu-lig-heit
PAPA
संभावना
sam-bha-va-na
PLPolski
kontyngent
kon-tin-gent
PTPortuguês
contingência
kon-tin-jen-sah
RORomână
contingență
kon-tin-jen-tsah
RUРусский
случайность
slu-chay-no-st'
SVSvenska
möjlighet
möj-lig-het
SWKiswahili
uwezo
oo-we-zo
TAதமிழ்
சாத்தியம்
sa-a-thi-yam
TEతెలుగు
సాధ్యత
sa-adhya-ta
TLTL
posibilidad
po-si-bi-li-dad
TRTürkçe
olay olasılığı
o-lay o-las-li-ghi
UKУкраїнська
можливість
mozh-ly-vist'
VITiếng Việt
tình huống
tinh huong