trepidatio
Latin
Etymology
Derived from trepidō (“I tremble, waver”) + -tiō (“-ation”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [trɛ.pɪˈdaː.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t̪re.piˈd̪at̪.t̪͡s̪i.o]
Noun
trepidātiō f (genitive trepidātiōnis); third declension
- agitation, confusion, trepidation
- the act of trembling or twitching
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trepidātiō | trepidātiōnēs |
| genitive | trepidātiōnis | trepidātiōnum |
| dative | trepidātiōnī | trepidātiōnibus |
| accusative | trepidātiōnem | trepidātiōnēs |
| ablative | trepidātiōne | trepidātiōnibus |
| vocative | trepidātiō | trepidātiōnēs |
Descendants
- English: trepidation
- French: trépidation
- Italian: trepidazione
- Portuguese: trepidação
- Spanish: trepidación
References
- “trepidatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “trepidatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- trepidatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.