nepotatio

Latin

Etymology

nepōtor (“to be prodigal; squander”) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ne.poːˈtaː.ti.oː/, [nɛpoːˈt̪äːt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ne.poˈtat.t͡si.o/, [nepoˈt̪ät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

nepōtātiō f (genitive nepōtātiōnis); third declension

1. (post-classical) prodigality

Declension

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

• English: nepotation

References

• 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 (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016