designatio
Latin
Etymology
From dēsignō (“designate, describe”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.siɡˈnaː.ti.oː/, [deː.sɪŋˈnaː.ti.oː]
Noun
dēsignātiō f (genitive dēsignātiōnis); third declension
- a designating, describing, marking out, specification
- a disposition, arrangement
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dēsignātiō | dēsignātiōnēs |
| Genitive | dēsignātiōnis | dēsignātiōnum |
| Dative | dēsignātiōnī | dēsignātiōnibus |
| Accusative | dēsignātiōnem | dēsignātiōnēs |
| Ablative | dēsignātiōne | dēsignātiōnibus |
| Vocative | dēsignātiō | dēsignātiōnēs |
Related terms
- dēsignātē
- dēsignātor
- dēsignātus
- dēsignō
- signō
Descendants
- English: designation
- Spanish: designación
References
- designatio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- designatio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- designatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette