praedatio

Latin

Etymology

From praedātus, from praedor.

Noun

praedātiō f (genitive praedātiōnis); third declension

1. the taking of booty or plunder; predation

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	praedātiō	praedātiōnēs
Genitive	praedātiōnis	praedātiōnum
Dative	praedātiōnī	praedātiōnibus
Accusative	praedātiōnem	praedātiōnēs
Ablative	praedātiōne	praedātiōnibus
Vocative	praedātiō	praedātiōnēs

Descendants

• Aromanian: prãdãciuni
• English: predation
• French: prédation

• Italian: predazione
• Portuguese: predação
• Romanian: prădăciune

References

• “praedatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “praedatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• praedatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.