gradatio
Latin
Etymology
gradātus (“stepped”) + -tiō
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡraˈdaː.ti.oː/, [ɡräˈd̪äːt̪ioː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡraˈda.t͡si.o/, [ɡräˈd̪äːt̪͡s̪iɔ]
Noun
gradātiō f (genitive gradātiōnis); third declension
- gradation
- (rhetoric) climax
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | gradātiō | gradātiōnēs |
Genitive | gradātiōnis | gradātiōnum |
Dative | gradātiōnī | gradātiōnibus |
Accusative | gradātiōnem | gradātiōnēs |
Ablative | gradātiōne | gradātiōnibus |
Vocative | gradātiō | gradātiōnēs |
References
- gradatio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gradatio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers