Latin edit

Etymology edit

From ōscillō (to swing) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ōscillātiō f (genitive ōscillātiōnis); third declension

  1. swinging, swing
  2. oscillation

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ōscillātiō ōscillātiōnēs
Genitive ōscillātiōnis ōscillātiōnum
Dative ōscillātiōnī ōscillātiōnibus
Accusative ōscillātiōnem ōscillātiōnēs
Ablative ōscillātiōne ōscillātiōnibus
Vocative ōscillātiō ōscillātiōnēs

Descendants edit

References edit

  • oscillatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • oscillatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • oscillatio”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers