LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

obstāculum

obstāculum n (genitive obstāculī)
Classical[ɔpˈstaː.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[obˈstaː.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. obstacle, hindrance

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeobstāculumobstācula
genitiveobstāculīobstāculōrum
dativeobstāculōobstāculīs
accusativeobstāculumobstācula
ablativeobstāculōobstāculīs
vocativeobstāculumobstācula

ob-stācŭlum, i, n. obsto,
I. a hinderance, obstacle (post-class.; cf. impedimentum): teneris et rarioribus parcit (fulmen), quia transitu patente minus obstaculum invenit, Sen. Q. N. 2, 52, 1: rumpere obstacula, Prud. Ham. 601; App. Flor. p. 361, 11; Arn. 2, 62; Amm. 17, 3.—In plur., of mountains, Amm. 21, 10.

Origins

From obstō + -culum.

Descendants
  • Catalanobstacle
  • Englishobstacle
  • Frenchobstacle
  • Italianostacolo
  • Portugueseobstáculo
  • Romanianobstacol
  • Spanishobstáculo
  • Galicianobstáculo
  • Interlinguaobstaculofrom Spanish obstáculo

Quick answers

What does obstāculum mean in Latin?
obstāculum, a noun, means “obstacle, hindrance”.
What is the genitive of obstāculum?
The genitive singular is obstāculī. obstāculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce obstāculum?
In classical Latin, [ɔpˈstaː.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [obˈstaː.ku.lum].