LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

quiētūdō

quiētūdō f (genitive quiētūdinis)
Classical[kʷi.eːˈtuː.doː]Ecclesiastical[kʷi.eˈtuː.do]

Meaning

  1. rest, quietude, calmness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativequiētūdōquiētūdinēs
genitivequiētūdinisquiētūdinum
dativequiētūdinīquiētūdinibus
accusativequiētūdinemquiētūdinēs
ablativequiētūdinequiētūdinibus
vocativequiētūdōquiētūdinēs

quĭētūdo, ĭnis, f. quies,
I. rest, calmness, quietude: quietudo, ἠρεμία, ἡσυχία, Gloss. Cyrill.

Origins

From quiēs (“rest, repose, quiet, calm”) + -tūdō.

Descendants
  • Catalanquietud
  • Italianquietudine
  • Frenchquiétudefrom Middle French quiétude
  • Englishquietudefrom Middle French quiétude
  • Portuguesequietude
  • Spanishquietud
  • Galicianquietude

In English words that came into English from quiētūdō

  • quietudequiētūdō
  • inquietudeinquiētūdō

Quick answers

What does quiētūdō mean in Latin?
quiētūdō, a noun, means “rest, quietude, calmness”.
What is the genitive of quiētūdō?
The genitive singular is quiētūdinis. quiētūdō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce quiētūdō?
In classical Latin, [kʷi.eːˈtuː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷi.eˈtuː.do].