[ˈoː.ti.ũː], [ˈɔt.t͡si.um]
OriginUncertain; perhaps from Proto-Italic *autiom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewtyom (“forlorn, deserted”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“off, away from”).
- declension-2time free from activity: leisure, free time
- declension-2time avoiding activity: idleness, inactivity
“Otium Vindelicum sive Meletematum Historico-philosophicorum Triga” — Augsburg Idleness, or, a Triga of Historico-Philosophical Essays
- declension-2peace, repose, quiet, quietness
“Numquam tū nōn modo ōtium, sed nē bellum quidem nisi nefārium concupīstī.” — Not only have you never desired peace, but not even war, unless [it was a] wicked [one].
- declension-2ease
Formsōtium(canonical, neuter) · ōtiī(genitive) · ōtī(genitive) · ōtium(nominative, singular) · ōtia(nominative, plural) · ōtiī(genitive, singular) · ōtī(genitive, singular) · ōtiōrum(genitive, plural) · ōtiō(dative, singular) · ōtiīs(dative, plural) · ōtium(accusative, singular) · ōtia(accusative, plural) · ōtiō(ablative, singular) · ōtiīs(ablative, plural) · ōtium(singular, vocative) · ōtia(plural, vocative) · ōcium(alternative, Medieval-Latin)
Source: Wiktionary