desuetudo
Latin
Etymology
From dēsuētus, perfect passive participle of dēsuēscō, from dē + suēscō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.su.eːˈtuː.doː/, [deː.sʊ.eːˈtuː.doː]
Noun
dēsuētūdō f (genitive dēsuētūdinis); third declension
- discontinuance of a practice or a habit
Inflection
Third declension i-stem.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dēsuētūdō | dēsuētūdinēs |
| Genitive | dēsuētūdinis | dēsuētūdinium |
| Dative | dēsuētūdinī | dēsuētūdinibus |
| Accusative | dēsuētūdinem | dēsuētūdinēs |
| Ablative | dēsuētūdine | dēsuētūdinibus |
| Vocative | dēsuētūdō | dēsuētūdinēs |
Descendants
- Middle French: désuétude
- English: desuetude
- French: désuétude
- Spanish: desuetud, desuedumbre, desuetúdine
References
- desuetudo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- desuetudo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- desuetudo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette