hebetatio

Latin

Etymology

From hebetō (“make blunt or dull”), from hebes (“blunt, dull”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /he.beˈtaː.ti.oː/, [hɛ.bɛˈtaː.ti.oː]

Noun

hebetātiō f (genitive hebetātiōnis); third declension

  1. The process of making something dull, dim or faint.
  2. The quality of being dull, dim or faint; dullness, dimness, faintness.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hebetātiō hebetātiōnēs
Genitive hebetātiōnis hebetātiōnum
Dative hebetātiōnī hebetātiōnibus
Accusative hebetātiōnem hebetātiōnēs
Ablative hebetātiōne hebetātiōnibus
Vocative hebetātiō hebetātiōnēs

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Portuguese: hebetação

References
  • 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
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