evocatio

Latin

Etymology

Derived from ēvocō (“I summon, evoke”) +‎ -ātiō (“-ation”, noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eː.u̯oˈkaː.ti.oː/, [eːu̯ɔˈkäːt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.voˈkat.t͡si.o/, [evoˈkät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

ēvocātiō f (genitive ēvocātiōnis); third declension

1. invitation, calling
2. evocatio, the ritual invitation of enemies' gods, typically with promises of better treatment.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ēvocātiō	ēvocātiōnēs
Genitive	ēvocātiōnis	ēvocātiōnum
Dative	ēvocātiōnī	ēvocātiōnibus
Accusative	ēvocātiōnem	ēvocātiōnēs
Ablative	ēvocātiōne	ēvocātiōnibus
Vocative	ēvocātiō	ēvocātiōnēs

Descendants

• Catalan: evocació
• English: evocation
• French: évocation
• Friulian: evocazion
• Galician: evocación
• Italian: evocazione
• Portuguese: evocação
• Spanish: evocación