obstaculum

Latin

Etymology

From obstō +‎ -culum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /obˈstaː.ku.lum/, [ɔpˈs̠t̪äːkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /obˈsta.ku.lum/, [obˈst̪äːkulum]

Noun

obstāculum n (genitive obstāculī); second declension

1. 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

• obstāns
• obstantia
• obstetrīx
• obstō

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.