cunctatio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From cūnctor (I delay, hesitate) +‎ -tiō (noun forming suffix).

Noun

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cūnctātiō f (genitive cūnctātiōnis); third declension

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

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cūnctātiō cūnctātiōnēs
Genitive cūnctātiōnis cūnctātiōnum
Dative cūnctātiōnī cūnctātiōnibus
Accusative cūnctātiōnem cūnctātiōnēs
Ablative cūnctātiōne cūnctātiōnibus
Vocative cūnctātiō cūnctātiōnēs

Descendants

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  • English: cunctation

References

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  • 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.