LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

hebetūdō

hebetūdō f (genitive hebetūdinis)
Classical[hɛ.bɛˈtuː.doː]Ecclesiastical[e.beˈtuː.do]

Meaning

  1. obsoleteBluntness, dullness.
  2. obsoleteDimness, faintness.
  3. obsoleteSluggishness, obtuseness.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehebetūdōhebetūdinēs
genitivehebetūdinishebetūdinum
dativehebetūdinīhebetūdinibus
accusativehebetūdinemhebetūdinēs
ablativehebetūdinehebetūdinibus
vocativehebetūdōhebetūdinēs

hĕbĕtūdo, ĭnis, f. id.,
I. bluntness, dulness (post-class.; cf. hebetatio): sensuum, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 14: superba istorum, Aug. Civ. D. 7, 21.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tu- Proto-Indo-European *-d- Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Italic *-tūdō Latin -tūdō Latin hebetūdō From hebes (“blunt, dull”) + -tūdō.

Descendants
  • Englishhebetude
  • Italianebetudine

In English words that came into English from hebetūdō

  • hebetudehebetūdō
  • hebetudinoushebetūdō

Quick answers

What does hebetūdō mean in Latin?
hebetūdō, a noun, means “Bluntness, dullness.; Dimness, faintness.; Sluggishness, obtuseness.”.
What is the genitive of hebetūdō?
The genitive singular is hebetūdinis. hebetūdō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce hebetūdō?
In classical Latin, [hɛ.bɛˈtuː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.beˈtuː.do].