consternatio

Latin

Etymology

From cōnsternō +‎ -tiō.

Noun

cōnsternātiō f (genitive cōnsternātiōnis); third declension

  1. confusion, dismay, alarm, disquietude, disturbance
  2. tumult, disorder; sedition; mutiny

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative cōnsternātiō cōnsternātiōnēs
genitive cōnsternātiōnis cōnsternātiōnum
dative cōnsternātiōnī cōnsternātiōnibus
accusative cōnsternātiōnem cōnsternātiōnēs
ablative cōnsternātiōne cōnsternātiōnibus
vocative cōnsternātiō cōnsternātiōnēs

Descendants

  • French: consternation
  • Portuguese: consternação
  • Spanish: consternación

References

  • “consternatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “consternatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • consternatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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