modulatio

Latin

Etymology

From modulor (“measure, beat time”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /mo.duˈlaː.ti.oː/, [mɔd̪ʊˈɫ̪äːt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mo.duˈlat.t͡si.o/, [mod̪uˈlät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

modulātiō f (genitive modulātiōnis); third declension

1. a regular measure, rhythmical measure, modulation
2. singing and playing, melody, in poetry and music

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	modulātiō	modulātiōnēs
Genitive	modulātiōnis	modulātiōnum
Dative	modulātiōnī	modulātiōnibus
Accusative	modulātiōnem	modulātiōnēs
Ablative	modulātiōne	modulātiōnibus
Vocative	modulātiō	modulātiōnēs

Descendants

• Catalan: modulació
• French: modulation
• Galician: modulación
• Italian: modulazione
• Occitan: modulacion
• Portuguese: modulação
• Romanian: modulație
• Spanish: modulación