sciscitatio
Latin
Etymology
From scīscitor (“ask, inquire”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [skiːs.kɪˈtaː.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ʃiʃ.ʃiˈt̪at̪.t̪͡s̪i.o]
Noun
scīscitātiō f (genitive scīscitātiōnis); third declension
- The act of asking or inquiring, questioning.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | scīscitātiō | scīscitātiōnēs |
| genitive | scīscitātiōnis | scīscitātiōnum |
| dative | scīscitātiōnī | scīscitātiōnibus |
| accusative | scīscitātiōnem | scīscitātiōnēs |
| ablative | scīscitātiōne | scīscitātiōnibus |
| vocative | scīscitātiō | scīscitātiōnēs |
Synonyms
- (asking): scītātiō
Related terms
Descendants
- English: sciscitation
References
- “sciscitatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sciscitatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.