noun · femininethird declension
intercapēdō
intercapēdō f (genitive intercapēdinis)
Classical[ɪn.tɛr.kaˈpeː.doː]Ecclesiastical[in.ter.kaˈpɛː.do]
Meaning
- interruption; intermission; interval; pause; respite
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Intercapedo · Interruptio · Interpellatio · Interlocutio
Intercapedo and interruptio are any interruption of another person’s business; intercapedo, a quiet, often even a benevolent interruption; interruptio, a violent and turbulent interruption; whereas interpellatio and interlocutio are only the interruption of a speech by speaking between; the interpellator will nearly prevent the speaker from going on; the interlocutor will make himself also heard in the midst of another’s speech. (vi. 176.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | intercapēdō | intercapēdinēs |
| genitive | intercapēdinis | intercapēdinum |
| dative | intercapēdinī | intercapēdinibus |
| accusative | intercapēdinem | intercapēdinēs |
| ablative | intercapēdine | intercapēdinibus |
| vocative | intercapēdō | intercapēdinēs |
inter-căpēdo, ĭnis, f. capio,
I. an interruption, intermission, interval, pause, respite: intercapedo, tempus interceptum, cum scilicet mora est ad capiendum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 111 Müll.:
intercapedinem scribendi facere, Cic. Fam. 16, 21: molestiae, id. Fin. 1, 18: jurisdictionis, Suet. Vesp. 10; with remissio, opp. continuatio, Plin. Ep. 4, 9.—Of space (rare): inter circulos universos quid interstitii vel spatii intercapedo naturalis immiserit, Mart. Cap. 8, § 837. —In nom. sing. the word is said to have had an obscene signif., Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 4; Quint. 8, 3, 46.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
intercapēdō īnis, f
intercapio, an interruption, interval, respite: scribendi.
Origins
From inter- + capēdō.
Descendants
- Italianintercapedine