Latin

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Etymology

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From incantō (sing, recite, enchant) (supine stem incantāt-) +‎ -tio (noun-forming suffix).

Noun

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incantātiō f (genitive incantātiōnis); third declension

  1. enchantment
  2. spell, incantation

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

References

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  • incantatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • incantatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.