sciscitatio
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From scīscitor (“ask, inquire”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /skiːs.kiˈtaː.ti.oː/, [s̠kiːs̠kɪˈt̪äːt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ʃiʃ.ʃiˈtat.t͡si.o/, [ʃiʃːiˈt̪ät̪ː͡s̪io]
Noun edit
scīscitātiō f (genitive scīscitātiōnis); third declension
- The act of asking or inquiring, questioning.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | scīscitātiō | scīscitātiōnēs |
| Genitive | scīscitātiōnis | scīscitātiōnum |
| Dative | scīscitātiōnī | scīscitātiōnibus |
| Accusative | scīscitātiōnem | scīscitātiōnēs |
| Ablative | scīscitātiōne | scīscitātiōnibus |
| Vocative | scīscitātiō | scīscitātiōnēs |
Synonyms edit
- (asking): scītātiō
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: sciscitation
References edit
- “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.