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 Latin) IPA(key): /me.riː.diˈaː.ti.oː/, [mɛriːd̪iˈäːt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.ri.diˈat.t͡si.o/, [merid̪iˈät̪ː͡s̪io]
Noun
merīdiātiō f (genitive merīdiātiōnis); third declension
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 (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016