decimatio
Latin
Etymology
Etymology tree
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dɛ.kɪˈmaː.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [de.t͡ʃiˈmat.t͡si.o]
Noun
decimātiō f (genitive decimātiōnis); third declension
- decimation (punishment of taking a tenth)
- tithing
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | decimātiō | decimātiōnēs |
| genitive | decimātiōnis | decimātiōnum |
| dative | decimātiōnī | decimātiōnibus |
| accusative | decimātiōnem | decimātiōnēs |
| ablative | decimātiōne | decimātiōnibus |
| vocative | decimātiō | decimātiōnēs |
Descendants
- English: decimation
- French: décimation
- Italian: decimazione
- Russian: децима́ция (decimácija)
References
- “decimatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “decimatio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “decimatio”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “decimatio”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin