tergiversatio
Latin
Etymology
From tergiversor (“tergiversate”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ter.ɡi.u̯erˈsaː.ti.oː/, [t̪ɛrɡiu̯ɛrˈs̠äːt̪ioː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ter.d͡ʒi.verˈsat.t͡si.o/, [t̪erd͡ʒiverˈsät̪ː͡s̪io]
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tergiversātiō | tergiversātiōnēs |
| Genitive | tergiversātiōnis | tergiversātiōnum |
| Dative | tergiversātiōnī | tergiversātiōnibus |
| Accusative | tergiversātiōnem | tergiversātiōnēs |
| Ablative | tergiversātiōne | tergiversātiōnibus |
| Vocative | tergiversātiō | tergiversātiōnēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- English: tergiversation
- French: tergiversation
References
- “tergiversatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “tergiversatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tergiversatio 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)
- tergiversatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “tergiversatio”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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