lentitudo

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Latin

Etymology

From lentus +‎ -tūdō.

Pronunciation

Noun

lentitūdō f (genitive lentitūdinis); third declension

  1. sluggishness, dullness
  2. apathy, insensibility

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative lentitūdō lentitūdinēs
genitive lentitūdinis lentitūdinum
dative lentitūdinī lentitūdinibus
accusative lentitūdinem lentitūdinēs
ablative lentitūdine lentitūdinibus
vocative lentitūdō lentitūdinēs

Derived terms

  • Catalan: lentitud
  • Portuguese: lentidão
  • Spanish: lentitud

References

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