obstaculum

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Latin

Etymology

From obstō +‎ -culum.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /obˈstaː.ku.lum/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /obˈsta.ku.lum/,

Noun

obstāculum n (genitive obstāculī); second declension

obstacle, hindrance
Synonyms: impedīmentum, mora

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	obstāculum	obstācula
Genitive	obstāculī	obstāculōrum
Dative	obstāculō	obstāculīs
Accusative	obstāculum	obstācula
Ablative	obstāculō	obstāculīs
Vocative	obstāculum	obstācula

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: obstacle
English: obstacle
French: obstacle
→ Galician: obstáculo (learned)
Italian: ostacolo
→ Portuguese: obstáculo (learned)
Romanian: obstacol
→ Spanish: obstáculo (learned)

References

“obstaculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
obstaculum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
obstaculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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