negatio

negatio

Latin

Etymology

    From negō (deny, refuse) + -tiō.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    negātiō f (genitive negātiōnis); third declension

    1. a denying, denial, refusal, negation
    2. a negative (word)

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative negātiō negātiōnēs
    genitive negātiōnis negātiōnum
    dative negātiōnī negātiōnibus
    accusative negātiōnem negātiōnēs
    ablative negātiōne negātiōnibus
    vocative negātiō negātiōnēs

    Synonyms

    Descendants

    • Catalan: negació
    • English: negation
    • French: négation
    • Galician: negación
    • Italian: negazione
    • Portuguese: negação
    • Romanian: negație
    • Spanish: negación

    References

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