tardandum
Latin
Etymology
From tardō (“I hesitate”).
Verb
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
Second declension
| 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.