hebetudo

Latin

Etymology

From hebes (blunt, dull) +‎ -tūdō.

Pronunciation

Noun

hebetūdō f (genitive hebetūdinis); third declension

  1. Bluntness, dullness.
  2. Dimness, faintness.
  3. Sluggishness, obtuseness.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative hebetūdō hebetūdinēs
genitive hebetūdinis hebetūdinum
dative hebetūdinī hebetūdinibus
accusative hebetūdinem hebetūdinēs
ablative hebetūdine hebetūdinibus
vocative hebetūdō hebetūdinēs

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: hebetude
  • Italian: ebetudine

References

  • hebetudo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hebetudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.