Latin edit

Etymology edit

From sublātus, perfect passive participle of tollō (raise, elevate; remove).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sublātiō f (genitive sublātiōnis); third declension

  1. elevation, lifting (the act of lifting or raising up)
  2. removal, sublation (the act of taking away)
  3. (law) an abrogation, annulling
  4. (in rhythm) an upward beat
  5. (figuratively) elevation, exaltation, elation

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sublātiō sublātiōnēs
Genitive sublātiōnis sublātiōnum
Dative sublātiōnī sublātiōnibus
Accusative sublātiōnem sublātiōnēs
Ablative sublātiōne sublātiōnibus
Vocative sublātiō sublātiōnēs

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: sublation

References edit

  • sublatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sublatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sublatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.