LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

torpor

torpor m (genitive torpōris)
Classical[ˈtɔr.pɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔr.por]

Meaning

  1. masculinenumbness, stupefaction
  2. masculinesluggishness, listlessness, inactivity

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

rigor membrōrum
torpor -ōris (m) — in Aeneis, ch. 24

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetorportorpōrēs
genitivetorpōristorpōrum
dativetorpōrītorpōribus
accusativetorpōremtorpōrēs
ablativetorpōretorpōribus
vocativetorportorpōrēs

torpor, ōris, m. torpeo,
I. numbness, stupefaction, torpor (syn.: languor, veternus).
I. Lit.: tutantur se torpore torpedmes, * Cic. N. D. 2, 50, 127; cf. Cels. 2, 8 med.; Plin. 2, 101, 104, § 223; 19, 8, 44, § 155; 29, 4, 28, § 90: illi membra novus solvit formidine torpor, Verg. A. 12, 867: torpor gravis illigat artus, Ov. M. 1, 548; id. P. 1, 2, 30 al. —
II. Trop., sluggishness, listlessness, inactivity (post-Aug.): implicitas magno torpore cohortes vidit, Luc. 3, 432: torpor recens nimiā fortunae indulgentiā, Tac. H. 2, 99 med.: torpor Vitellii (opp. vigilantia Vespasiani), id. ib. 2, 77 fin.: procerum, id. G. 46: utraque res detestabilis est, contractio et torpor, Sen. Ep. 82, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terp-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥péh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*torpēō
  4. Latintorpor

Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin torpor From torpeō + -or.

Descendants
  • Englishtorpor
  • Frenchtorpeur
  • Italiantorpore
  • Portuguesetorpor
  • Spanishtorpor

In English words that came into English from torpor

  • torportorpor

Quick answers

What does torpor mean in Latin?
torpor, a noun, means “numbness, stupefaction; sluggishness, listlessness, inactivity”.
What is the genitive of torpor?
The genitive singular is torpōris. torpor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce torpor?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɔr.pɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɔr.por].
Where does torpor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *terp- → Proto-Indo-European *tr̥péh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *torpēō → Latin torpor.