oscillatio
Latin
Etymology
From ōscillum (“little face”), from a diminutive of ōs.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oːs.kilˈlaː.ti.oː/, [oːs.kɪlˈlaː.ti.oː]
Noun
ōscillātiō f (genitive ōscillātiōnis); third declension
- swinging
- oscillation
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ōscillātiō | ōscillātiōnēs |
| Genitive | ōscillātiōnis | ōscillātiōnum |
| Dative | ōscillātiōnī | ōscillātiōnibus |
| Accusative | ōscillātiōnem | ōscillātiōnēs |
| Ablative | ōscillātiōne | ōscillātiōnibus |
| Vocative | ōscillātiō | ōscillātiōnēs |
Related terms
- ōscillō
Descendants
- Italian: oscillazione
- Russian: осцилляция (oscilljacija)
References
- oscillatio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- oscillatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- oscillatio in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers