cunctatio

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word cunctatio. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word cunctatio, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say cunctatio in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word cunctatio you have here. The definition of the word cunctatio will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcunctatio, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Latin

Etymology

From cū̆nctor (“to delay, hesitate”) +‎ -tiō (noun forming suffix).

Noun

cū̆nctātiō f (genitive cū̆nctātiōnis); third declension

  1. delay, hesitation
    Synonyms: mora, prōlātiō, prōditiō
  2. inactivity
  3. dawdling

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative cū̆nctātiō cū̆nctātiōnēs
genitive cū̆nctātiōnis cū̆nctātiōnum
dative cū̆nctātiōnī cū̆nctātiōnibus
accusative cū̆nctātiōnem cū̆nctātiōnēs
ablative cū̆nctātiōne cū̆nctātiōnibus
vocative cū̆nctātiō cū̆nctātiōnēs

Descendants

  • English: cunctation

References

  • “cunctatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “cunctatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cunctatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia