decimatio
Latin
Etymology
From decimō + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /de.kiˈmaː.ti.oː/, [dɛ.kɪˈmaː.ti.oː]
Noun
decimātiō f (genitive decimātiōnis); third declension
- decimation (punishment of taking a tenth)
- tithing
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | 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