LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

lassitūdō

lassitūdō f (genitive lassitūdinis)

Meaning

  1. faintness, weariness, exhaustion, tiredness, lassitude

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelassitūdōlassitūdinēs
genitivelassitūdinislassitūdinum
dativelassitūdinīlassitūdinibus
accusativelassitūdinemlassitūdinēs
ablativelassitūdinelassitūdinibus
vocativelassitūdōlassitūdinēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

arte, graviter dormire (ex lassitudine)
to sleep soundly (from fatigue).

lassĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. id.,
I. faintness, weariness, heaviness, lassitude (class.): exercitationis finis esse debet lassitudo, quae citra fatigationem est, Cels. 1, 2: omnia membra lassitudo mihi tenet, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 12: lassitudinem hercle verba tua mihi addunt, id. Merc. 1, 2, 45: lassitudinem alicui eximere, id. ib. 1, 2, 17: sedare, id. Bacch. 1, 1, 75: illic (in lapicidinis) ibi demumst locus, ubi labore lassitudost exigunda ex corpore, id. Capt. 5, 4, 4: artius ex lassitudine dormire, Cic. Inv. 2, 4, 14: nulla lassitudo impedire officium et fidem debet, id. Fam. 12, 25, 6: nostros vires lassitudine deficiebant, Caes. B. C. 2, 41: lassitudine confici, id. ib. 3, 92 and 95: cursu ac lassitudine exanimati, id. B. G. 2, 23: lassitudine oppressi, id. ib. 4, 15: timere, ne non virtute hostium, sed lassitudine sua vincerentur, Curt. 3, 7, 9: in lassitudine homines proniores sunt ad iracundiam, Plin. 22, 24, 51, § 111: citra lassitudinem exercere aliquid, not to weary, Sen. Ira, 3, 9, 1.—
(b). With gen. subj.: lassitudo armorum equitandive, Plin. 23, 1, 26, § 52.—Transf., as a term of reproach: lassitudo conservūm, reduviae flagri, that wearies his fellowslaves with stripes, Titin. ap. Fest. p. 270 Müll.

Origins

From lassus + -tūdō.

Descendants
  • Catalanlassitud
  • Frenchlassitude
  • Englishlassitudefrom French lassitude

Quick answers

What does lassitūdō mean in Latin?
lassitūdō, a noun, means “faintness, weariness, exhaustion, tiredness, lassitude”.
What is the genitive of lassitūdō?
The genitive singular is lassitūdinis. lassitūdō is feminine, third declension.