hebetatio
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From hebetō (“make blunt or dull”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /he.beˈtaː.ti.oː/, [hɛbɛˈt̪äːt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.beˈtat.t͡si.o/, [ebeˈt̪ät̪ː͡s̪io]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hebetātiō | hebetātiōnēs |
| Genitive | hebetātiōnis | hebetātiōnum |
| Dative | hebetātiōnī | hebetātiōnibus |
| Accusative | hebetātiōnem | hebetātiōnēs |
| Ablative | hebetātiōne | hebetātiōnibus |
| Vocative | hebetātiō | hebetātiōnēs |
Synonyms[edit]
- (bluntness): hebetūdō
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Portuguese: hebetação
References[edit]
- “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.