obstaculum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /obˈstaː.ku.lum/, [ɔpˈs̠t̪äːkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /obˈsta.ku.lum/, [obˈst̪äːkulum]
Noun edit
obstāculum n (genitive obstāculī); second declension
- obstacle, hindrance
- Synonyms: impedīmentum, mora
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | obstāculum | obstācula |
Genitive | obstāculī | obstāculōrum |
Dative | obstāculō | obstāculīs |
Accusative | obstāculum | obstācula |
Ablative | obstāculō | obstāculīs |
Vocative | obstāculum | obstācula |
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References edit
- “obstaculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- obstaculum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- obstaculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.