masticatio
Latin edit
Etymology edit
masticō (“I chew”) + -tiō (“-tion”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mas.tiˈkaː.ti.oː/, [mäs̠t̪ɪˈkäːt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mas.tiˈkat.t͡si.o/, [mäst̪iˈkät̪ː͡s̪io]
Noun edit
masticātiō f (genitive masticātiōnis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | masticātiō | masticātiōnēs |
| Genitive | masticātiōnis | masticātiōnum |
| Dative | masticātiōnī | masticātiōnibus |
| Accusative | masticātiōnem | masticātiōnēs |
| Ablative | masticātiōne | masticātiōnibus |
| Vocative | masticātiō | masticātiōnēs |
Descendants edit
- → English: mastication
- → French: mastication
- → Italian: masticazione
- → Spanish: masticación
References edit
- “masticatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- masticatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.