Latin

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Etymology

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From dīmicō (fight, struggle, contend) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dīmicātiō f (genitive dīmicātiōnis); third declension

  1. a fight, battle, combat, encounter
    Synonyms: certāmen, proelium, pugna, bellum
  2. a contest, struggling, strife
    Synonyms: rixa, certatus, duellum

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dīmicātiō dīmicātiōnēs
Genitive dīmicātiōnis dīmicātiōnum
Dative dīmicātiōnī dīmicātiōnibus
Accusative dīmicātiōnem dīmicātiōnēs
Ablative dīmicātiōne dīmicātiōnibus
Vocative dīmicātiō dīmicātiōnēs

References

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  • dimicatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dimicatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dimicatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.