notatio
Latin
Etymology
From notō (“to mark, write, note”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nɔˈtaː.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [noˈt̪at̪.t̪͡s̪i.o]
Noun
notātiō f (genitive notātiōnis); third declension
- marking, noting
- choice, designation
- observation
- describing, depicting, characterizing
- The designation of the meaning and derivation of a word — etymology.
- The use of letters to denote entire words.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | notātiō | notātiōnēs |
| genitive | notātiōnis | notātiōnum |
| dative | notātiōnī | notātiōnibus |
| accusative | notātiōnem | notātiōnēs |
| ablative | notātiōne | notātiōnibus |
| vocative | notātiō | notātiōnēs |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “notatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “notatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- notatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.