LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

trepidātiō

trepidātiō f (genitive trepidātiōnis)
Classical[trɛ.pɪˈdaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[tre.piˈdat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. agitation, confusion, trepidation
  2. the act of trembling or twitching

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrepidātiōtrepidātiōnēs
genitivetrepidātiōnistrepidātiōnum
dativetrepidātiōnītrepidātiōnibus
accusativetrepidātiōnemtrepidātiōnēs
ablativetrepidātiōnetrepidātiōnibus
vocativetrepidātiōtrepidātiōnēs

trĕpĭdātĭo, ōnis,
I. f [trepido], a state of confused hurry or alarm, agitation, confusion, consternation, trepidation (not freq. till the Aug. per.): numquae trepidatio? numqui tumultus? * Cic. Deiot. 7, 20: quae senatūs trepidatio, quae populi confusio, quis urbis metus, Vell. 2, 124: cujus rei subita trepidatio magnum terrorem attulit nostris, Auct. B. Alex. 75, 2; cf.: nec opinata res plus trepidationis fecit, quod, etc., Liv. 3, 3, 2: ut jam ex trepidatione concurrentium turba constitit, id. 3, 50, 4: pilis inter primam trepidationem abjectis, id. 2, 46, 3: trepidationem inicere, id. 2, 53, 1: trepidatio fugaque hostium, id. 37, 24, 7: vitia non naturae sed trepidationis, Quint. 11, 3, 121: trepidatione mendacium prodere, Petr. 82: ferrum pectori per trepidationem admovens, Tac. A. 11, 38: vulgi, id. ib. 12, 43; in quā trepidatione multae captae naves, Just. 2, 12, 27: cum magnā trepidatione vigilavit, Suet. Ner. 34: nervorum, a trembling, Sen. Ira, 3, 10, 2.

Origins

From trepidō (“to tremble, waver”) + -tiō (“-ation”).

Descendants
  • Englishtrepidation
  • Frenchtrépidation
  • Italiantrepidazione
  • Portuguesetrepidação
  • Spanishtrepidación

Quick answers

What does trepidātiō mean in Latin?
trepidātiō, a noun, means “agitation, confusion, trepidation; the act of trembling or twitching”.
What is the genitive of trepidātiō?
The genitive singular is trepidātiōnis. trepidātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce trepidātiō?
In classical Latin, [trɛ.pɪˈdaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tre.piˈdat.t͡si.o].