hebetatio

Latin

Etymology

From hebetō (“make blunt or dull”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /he.beˈtaː.ti.oː/, [hɛbɛˈt̪äːt̪ioː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.beˈtat.t͡si.o/, [ebeˈt̪ät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

hebetātiō f (genitive hebetātiōnis); third declension

The process of making something dull, dim or faint.
The quality of being dull, dim or faint; dullness, dimness, faintness.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hebetātiō	hebetātiōnēs
Genitive	hebetātiōnis	hebetātiōnum
Dative	hebetātiōnī	hebetātiōnibus
Accusative	hebetātiōnem	hebetātiōnēs
Ablative	hebetātiōne	hebetātiōnibus
Vocative	hebetātiō	hebetātiōnēs

Synonyms

(bluntness): hebetūdō

Related terms

hebes
hebēscō
hebetātrīx
hebetēscō
hebetō
hebetūdō

Descendants

Portuguese: hebetação

References

“hebetatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
hebetatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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