petrificatio
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From petrificō (“to petrify”) + -tiō (“-ation”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pe.tri.fiˈkaː.ti.oː/, [pɛt̪rɪfɪˈkäːt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pe.tri.fiˈkat.t͡si.o/, [pet̪rifiˈkät̪ː͡s̪io]
Noun edit
petrificātiō f (genitive petrificātiōnis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | petrificātiō | petrificātiōnēs |
| Genitive | petrificātiōnis | petrificātiōnum |
| Dative | petrificātiōnī | petrificātiōnibus |
| Accusative | petrificātiōnem | petrificātiōnēs |
| Ablative | petrificātiōne | petrificātiōnibus |
| Vocative | petrificātiō | petrificātiōnēs |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
All borrowings.
- → French: pétrification
- → Italian: petrificazione
- → Portuguese: petrificação
- → Spanish: petrificación
References edit
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “petrificatio”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC