Latin edit

Etymology edit

Derived from trepidō (I tremble, waver) +‎ -tiō (-ation).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

trepidātiō f (genitive trepidātiōnis); third declension

  1. agitation, confusion, trepidation
  2. the act of trembling or twitching

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative trepidātiō trepidātiōnēs
Genitive trepidātiōnis trepidātiōnum
Dative trepidātiōnī trepidātiōnibus
Accusative trepidātiōnem trepidātiōnēs
Ablative trepidātiōne trepidātiōnibus
Vocative trepidātiō trepidātiōnēs

Descendants edit

References edit

  • 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.