meridiatio
Latin
Etymology
From the passive participle merīdiātus of the verb merīdiō (“I take a siesta”), with the suffix -tiō forming a noun relating to an action.
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /me.riː.diˈaː.ti.oː/, [mɛriːd̪iˈäːt̪ioː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.ri.diˈat.t͡si.o/, [merid̪iˈät̪ː͡s̪io]
Noun
merīdiātiō f (genitive merīdiātiōnis); third declension
- midday nap, siesta
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | merīdiātiō | merīdiātiōnēs |
| Genitive | merīdiātiōnis | merīdiātiōnum |
| Dative | merīdiātiōnī | merīdiātiōnibus |
| Accusative | merīdiātiōnem | merīdiātiōnēs |
| Ablative | merīdiātiōne | merīdiātiōnibus |
| Vocative | merīdiātiō | merīdiātiōnēs |
References
- “meridiatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “meridiatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- meridiatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- meridiatio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016