Latin

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Etymology

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trāns- +‎ fōrmātiō, a calque of Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trānsfōrmātiō f (genitive trānsfōrmātiōnis); third declension

  1. (Ecclesiastical Latin, Medieval Latin) transformation

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative trānsfōrmātiō trānsfōrmātiōnēs
Genitive trānsfōrmātiōnis trānsfōrmātiōnum
Dative trānsfōrmātiōnī trānsfōrmātiōnibus
Accusative trānsfōrmātiōnem trānsfōrmātiōnēs
Ablative trānsfōrmātiōne trānsfōrmātiōnibus
Vocative trānsfōrmātiō trānsfōrmātiōnēs

Descendants

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References

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  • transformatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • transformatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • transformatio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016