Latin

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Etymology

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haesitō +‎ -tiō

Noun

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haesitātiō f (genitive haesitātiōnis); third declension

  1. hesitation, hesitating
  2. stammering
  3. irresolution, perplexity, embarrassment

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative haesitātiō haesitātiōnēs
Genitive haesitātiōnis haesitātiōnum
Dative haesitātiōnī haesitātiōnibus
Accusative haesitātiōnem haesitātiōnēs
Ablative haesitātiōne haesitātiōnibus
Vocative haesitātiō haesitātiōnēs

Descendants

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References

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  • haesitatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • haesitatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • haesitatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.