boatio

boatio

Latin

Etymology

From boō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /boˈaː.ti.oː/, [bɔˈaː.ti.oː]

Noun

boātiō f (genitive boātiōnis); third declension

1. A roaring, bellowing, boation.
2. (of cattle) A lowing, mooing, bellowing.
   • 1771 — Emanuel Swedenborg, Vera Christiana Religio, 337

     vaccarum boatio in via significabat difficilem conversionem concupiscentiarum mali naturalis hominis in affectiones bona

     The lowing of the cows in the way signified the difficult conversion of the natural man's lusts of evil into good affections

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	boātiō	boātiōnēs
Genitive	boātiōnis	boātiōnum
Dative	boātiōnī	boātiōnibus
Accusative	boātiōnem	boātiōnēs
Ablative	boātiōne	boātiōnibus
Vocative	boātiō	boātiōnēs

Synonyms

• (mooing, lowing): mūgītus
• (roaring): boātus, mūgītus

Related terms

• boātus
• boō
• reboō

Descendants

• English: boation