LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

lentitūdō

lentitūdō f (genitive lentitūdinis)
Classical[ɫɛn.tɪˈtuː.doː]Ecclesiastical[len.tiˈtuː.do]

Meaning

  1. sluggishness, dullness
  2. apathy, insensibility

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelentitūdōlentitūdinēs
genitivelentitūdinislentitūdinum
dativelentitūdinīlentitūdinibus
accusativelentitūdinemlentitūdinēs
ablativelentitūdinelentitūdinibus
vocativelentitūdōlentitūdinēs

lentĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. id.,
I. slowness, sluggishness, inactivity.
I. Lit.: conjuratorum, Tac. A. 15, 51; Vell. 2, 11, 2.—
II. Trop.: dulness, apathy, insensibility, Cic. Tusc. 4, 19, 43: omnino non irasci est non solum gravitatis, sed nonnumquam etiam lentitudinis, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 38.—Of speech: libros ejusdem lentitudinis ac teporis, dulness, heaviness, Tac. Or. 21, 6.

Origins

From lentus + -tūdō.

In English words that came into English from lentitūdō

  • lentitudinouslentitūdō

Quick answers

What does lentitūdō mean in Latin?
lentitūdō, a noun, means “sluggishness, dullness; apathy, insensibility”.
What is the genitive of lentitūdō?
The genitive singular is lentitūdinis. lentitūdō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce lentitūdō?
In classical Latin, [ɫɛn.tɪˈtuː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [len.tiˈtuː.do].