LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

taedium

taedium n (genitive taediī or taedī)
Classical[ˈtae̯.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.di.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterweariness, tedium, boredom, ennui
  2. neuterdisgust, aversion, repugnance, loathing
  3. neutersadness, grief

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetaediumtaedia
genitivetaediī
taedī		taediōrum
dativetaediōtaediīs
accusativetaediumtaedia
ablativetaediōtaediīs
vocativetaediumtaedia

taedĭum, ii, n. taedet,
I. weariness, irksomeness, tediousness; loathing, disgust (not freq. till after the Aug. period; perh. not at all in Cic. or Cæs.).
I. Subject.
(a). With gen.: rerum adversarum, Sall. J. 62, 9: belli, Liv. 8, 2, 2: confectus taedio puellae, Auct. B. Alex. 23: taedio curarum fessus, Tac. A. 12, 39: taedium movere sui, id. ib. 13, 2: laboris, Quint. 2, 2, 6; 12, 3, 11: lucis, id. 1, 3, 16: capere taedium vitae, Gell. 7, 18, 11: educationis taedium suscipere libenter, Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 11.—In plur., Verg. G. 4, 332: longi belli, Ov. M. 13, 213: coepti mei, id. ib. 9, 615: tui, id. A. A. 1, 718.—
(b). Absol.: cum oppugnatio obsidentibus prius saepe quam obsessis taedium afferat, Liv. 34, 34, 2; so, afferre, Quint. 5, 12, 8: evitare, id. 10, 1, 31: cum virtutes etiam ipsae taedium pariant, nisi, etc., id. 9, 4, 43: supervacua cum taedio dicuntur, id. 4, 2, 44: esse taedio alicui, Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 8: sollicitum taedium, Hor. C. 1, 14, 17: ne te capiant taedia, Tib. 1, 4, 16: taedium facere, Plin. 31, 3, 21, § 34: taedio aliquem afficere, Tac. A. 6, 7: taedia subeunt animos, Juv. 7, 34.—
II. Transf., object., loathsomeness, a disgusting, loathsome, or irksome thing, a nuisance (Plinian): vetustas oleo taedium affert, a loathsome, rancid taste, smell, etc., Plin. 15, 2, 3, § 7; 19, 6, 34, § 111; 29, 6, 39, § 141.—In plur.: non sunt ea taedia (sc. muscae et culices) in metallis, Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 167.

Origins

From taedeō (“to be disgusted”).

Borrowed
  • Catalantedi
  • Englishtedium
  • Italiantedio
  • Portuguesetédio
  • Spanishtedio
  • Galiciantedio
Inherited
  • Sardinianteju
  • Sardinianteu
  • Galicianteio
  • Galicianteo
  • Leoneseenteo
  • Leoneseanteo
  • Old Galician-Portugueseentejo
  • Old Galician-Portugueseentejar

In English words that came into English from taedium

  • tediumtaedium
  • tedioustaediōsus
  • fastidiousfastīdiōsus

Quick answers

What does taedium mean in Latin?
taedium, a noun, means “weariness, tedium, boredom, ennui; disgust, aversion, repugnance, loathing; sadness, grief”.
What is the genitive of taedium?
The genitive singular is taediī. taedium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce taedium?
In classical Latin, [ˈtae̯.di.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛː.di.um].
Which English words come from taedium?
English words that go back to Latin taedium include tedium, tedious and fastidious.