LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

hebetātiō

hebetātiō f (genitive hebetātiōnis)
Classical[hɛ.bɛˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[e.beˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehebetātiōhebetātiōnēs
genitivehebetātiōnishebetātiōnum
dativehebetātiōnīhebetātiōnibus
accusativehebetātiōnemhebetātiōnēs
ablativehebetātiōnehebetātiōnibus
vocativehebetātiōhebetātiōnēs

hĕbĕtātĭo, ōnis, f. hebeto,
I. dulness, dimness: oculorum, Plin. 28, 6, 16, § 58: nascitur ex assiduitate laborum animorum hebetatio quaedam ac languor, Sen. Tranq. An. 15, 12.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin hebetō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin hebetātiō From hebetō (“make blunt or dull”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Portuguesehebetação

In English words that came into English from hebetātiō

  • hebetationhebetātiō

Quick answers

What does hebetātiō mean in Latin?
hebetātiō, a noun, means “The process of making something dull, dim or faint.; The quality of being dull, dim or faint; dullness, dimness, faintness.”.
What is the genitive of hebetātiō?
The genitive singular is hebetātiōnis. hebetātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce hebetātiō?
In classical Latin, [hɛ.bɛˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.beˈtat.t͡si.o].