Latin edit

Etymology edit

violō (to treat with violence, to profane) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

violātiō f (genitive violātiōnis); third declension

  1. violation, profanation
    • 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 31.12.4:
      curam expiandae violationis eius templi prodigia etiam sub idem tempus pluribus locis nuntiata accenderunt.
      • Translation by Evan T. Sage
        The concern to atone for the violation of this temple was increased by the prodigies which were reported in numerous parts of the country at the same time.

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative violātiō violātiōnēs
Genitive violātiōnis violātiōnum
Dative violātiōnī violātiōnibus
Accusative violātiōnem violātiōnēs
Ablative violātiōne violātiōnibus
Vocative violātiō violātiōnēs

References edit

  • violatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • violatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers