obstaculum

Latin

Etymology

From obstō +‎ -culum.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /opˈstaː.ku.lum/, [ɔpˈstaː.kʊ.ɫũ]

Noun

obstāculum n (genitive obstāculī); second declension

obstacle, hindrance

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	obstāculum	obstācula
genitive	obstāculī	obstāculōrum
dative	obstāculō	obstāculīs
accusative	obstāculum	obstācula
ablative	obstāculō	obstāculīs
vocative	obstāculum	obstācula

Synonyms

(obstacle): impedīmentum

Related terms

Descendants

English: obstacle
French: obstacle
Italian: ostacolo
Spanish: obstáculo

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, 1883–1887)
obstaculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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