evocatio

Latin

Etymology

Derived from ēvocō (“to summon, evoke”) +‎ -ātiō (“-ation”, noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [eː.wɔˈkaː.ti.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [e.voˈkat.t͡si.o]

Noun

ēvocātiō f (genitive ēvocātiōnis); third declension

1. invitation, calling
2. evocatio, the ritual invitation of enemies' gods, typically with promises of better treatment.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	ēvocātiō	ēvocātiōnēs
genitive	ēvocātiōnis	ēvocātiōnum
dative	ēvocātiōnī	ēvocātiōnibus
accusative	ēvocātiōnem	ēvocātiōnēs
ablative	ēvocātiōne	ēvocātiōnibus
vocative	ēvocātiō	ēvocātiōnēs

Derived terms

• evocatio deorum

Descendants

• Catalan: evocació
• English: evocation
• French: évocation
• Friulian: evocazion
• Galician: evocación
• Italian: evocazione
• Portuguese: evocação
• Romanian: evocație
• Spanish: evocación