volitio

Latin

Etymology

volō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯oˈli.ti.oː/, [u̯ɔˈlʲɪt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /voˈlit.t͡si.o/, [voˈlit̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

volitiō f (genitive volitiōnis); third declension

1. (Medieval Latin) will, volition

   Synonym: voluntās

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	volitiō	volitiōnēs
Genitive	volitiōnis	volitiōnum
Dative	volitiōnī	volitiōnibus
Accusative	volitiōnem	volitiōnēs
Ablative	volitiōne	volitiōnibus
Vocative	volitiō	volitiōnēs

Descendants

• English: volition
• Italian: volizione
• German: Volition

References

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “volitio”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC