gustatio

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin

Noun

gustatio

1. (historical) The first course of a dinner in Ancient Rome, intended to stimulate the appetite.

Synonyms

• promulsis

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Latin

Etymology

gusto +‎ -tio.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡusˈtaː.ti.oː/, [ɡʊs̠ˈt̪äːt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡusˈtat.t͡si.o/, [ɡusˈt̪ät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

gustātiō f (genitive gustātiōnis); third declension

1. hors d'oeuvre, appetizer, the first course of a meal

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gustātiō	gustātiōnēs
Genitive	gustātiōnis	gustātiōnum
Dative	gustātiōnī	gustātiōnibus
Accusative	gustātiōnem	gustātiōnēs
Ablative	gustātiōne	gustātiōnibus
Vocative	gustātiō	gustātiōnēs

Descendants

(all borrowings)

• Catalan: gustació
• English: gustation
• French: gustation
• Italian: gustazione
• Portuguese: gustação
• Spanish: gustación

References

• “gustatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• gustatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “gustatio”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “gustatio”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin