tardandum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tardō (“I hesitate”).
Verb[edit]
tardandum (accusative, gerundive tardandus)
- hesitating
- c. 50 BCE, Publilius Syrus, Sententiae :
- Audendō virtūs crēscit, tardandō timor.
- Virtue grows by daring, fear by hesitating.
- Audendō virtūs crēscit, tardandō timor.
Declension[edit]
Second declension, defective.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | — |
| Genitive | tardandī |
| Dative | tardandō |
| Accusative | tardandum |
| Ablative | tardandō |
| Vocative | — |
There is no nominative form. The present active infinitive of the parent verb is used in situations that require a nominative form.
The accusative may also be substituted by the infinitive in this way.