hebetatio

Latin

Etymology

From hebetō (“make blunt or dull”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /he.beˈtaː.ti.oː/, [hɛbɛˈt̪äːt̪ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.beˈtat.t͡si.o/, [ebeˈt̪ät̪ː͡s̪io]

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.

Declension

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

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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