LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dēsuētūdō

dēsuētūdō f (genitive dēsuētūdinis)
Classical[deː.sʷeːˈtuː.doː]Ecclesiastical[de.sʷeˈtuː.do]

Meaning

  1. discontinuance of a practice or a habit, (law) desuetude

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēsuētūdōdēsuētūdinēs
genitivedēsuētūdinisdēsuētūdinium
dativedēsuētūdinīdēsuētūdinibus
accusativedēsuētūdinemdēsuētūdinēs
dēsuētūdinīs
ablativedēsuētūdinedēsuētūdinibus
vocativedēsuētūdōdēsuētūdinēs

dēsŭētūdo, ĭnis, f. desuesco,
I. discontinuance of a practice or habit, disuse, desuetude: armorum, Liv. 1, 19: bellandi, Fronto, princ. hist. p. 3, 7: desuetudine tardi, Ov. M. 14, 436; so absol., id. Tr. 5, 7, 57; Dig. 1, 3, 32 al.

Origins

From dēsuētus + -tūdō, perfect passive participle of dēsuēscō, from dē + suēscō.

Descendants
  • Catalandesuetud
  • Italiandesuetudine
  • Englishdesuetudefrom Middle French désuétude
  • Frenchdésuétudefrom Middle French désuétude
  • Romaniandesuetudinefrom Middle French désuétude
  • Portuguesedessuetude
  • Spanishdesuetud
  • Spanishdesuedumbre
  • Spanishdesuetúdine
  • Galiciandesuetude

Quick answers

What does dēsuētūdō mean in Latin?
dēsuētūdō, a noun, means “discontinuance of a practice or a habit, (law) desuetude”.
What is the genitive of dēsuētūdō?
The genitive singular is dēsuētūdinis. dēsuētūdō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēsuētūdō?
In classical Latin, [deː.sʷeːˈtuː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.sʷeˈtuː.do].