Latin edit

Etymology edit

nepōtor (to be prodigal; squander) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nepōtātiō f (genitive nepōtātiōnis); third declension

  1. (post-Classical) prodigality

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative nepōtātiō nepōtātiōnēs
Genitive nepōtātiōnis nepōtātiōnum
Dative nepōtātiōnī nepōtātiōnibus
Accusative nepōtātiōnem nepōtātiōnēs
Ablative nepōtātiōne nepōtātiōnibus
Vocative nepōtātiō nepōtātiōnēs

Descendants edit

  • English: nepotation

References edit

  • nepotatio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • nepotatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • nepotatio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016