hebetatio
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From hebetō (“make blunt or dull”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) 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.