hebetatio
Latin
Etymology
From hebetō (“make blunt or dull”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hɛ.bɛˈtaː.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.beˈt̪at̪.t̪͡s̪i.o]
Noun
hebetātiō f (genitive hebetātiōnis); third declension
- The process of making something dull, dim or faint.
- The quality of being dull, dim or faint; dullness, dimness, faintness.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hebetātiō | hebetātiōnēs |
| genitive | hebetātiōnis | hebetātiōnum |
| dative | hebetātiōnī | hebetātiōnibus |
| accusative | hebetātiōnem | hebetātiōnēs |
| ablative | hebetātiōne | hebetātiōnibus |
| vocative | hebetātiō | hebetātiōnēs |
Synonyms
- (bluntness): hebetūdō
Related terms
Descendants
- Portuguese: hebetação
References
- “hebetatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hebetatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.