LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

tergiversātōrius

tergiversātōrius (feminine tergiversātōria, neuter tergiversātōrium)
Classical[tɛr.ɡɪ.wɛr.saːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ter.d͡ʒi.ver.saˈtɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivetergiversating, evasive, delaying

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetergiversātōriustergiversātōriatergiversātōrium
genitivetergiversātōriītergiversātōriaetergiversātōriī
dativetergiversātōriōtergiversātōriaetergiversātōriō
accusativetergiversātōriumtergiversātōriamtergiversātōrium
ablativetergiversātōriōtergiversātōriātergiversātōriō
vocativetergiversātōrietergiversātōriatergiversātōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetergiversātōriītergiversātōriaetergiversātōria
genitivetergiversātōriōrumtergiversātōriārumtergiversātōriōrum
dativetergiversātōriīstergiversātōriīstergiversātōriīs
accusativetergiversātōriōstergiversātōriāstergiversātōria
ablativetergiversātōriīstergiversātōriīstergiversātōriīs
vocativetergiversātōriītergiversātōriaetergiversātōria

tergĭversātōrĭus, a, um, adj. id.
I. shuffing, evasiv (late Lat.): defensio, Aug Gest. c. Emer. 11.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin tergiversātōrius From tergiversātor (“tergiversator, avoider, delayer”) + -ius (“-y: forming adjectives”).

Quick answers

What does tergiversātōrius mean in Latin?
tergiversātōrius, a adjective, means “tergiversating, evasive, delaying”.
How do you pronounce tergiversātōrius?
In classical Latin, [tɛr.ɡɪ.wɛr.saːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ter.d͡ʒi.ver.saˈtɔː.ri.us].