sublatio

Latin

Etymology

From sublātus, perfect passive participle of tollō (“raise, elevate; remove”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /subˈlaː.ti.oː/, [s̠ʊbˈɫ̪äːt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /subˈlat.t͡si.o/, [subˈlät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

sublātiō f (genitive sublātiōnis); third declension

1. The act of lifting or raising up, elevation.
2. The act of taking away, removal, sublation.
3. (law) An abrogation, annulling.
4. (in rhythm) An upward beat.
5. (figuratively) Elevation, exaltation, elation.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sublātiō	sublātiōnēs
Genitive	sublātiōnis	sublātiōnum
Dative	sublātiōnī	sublātiōnibus
Accusative	sublātiōnem	sublātiōnēs
Ablative	sublātiōne	sublātiōnibus
Vocative	sublātiō	sublātiōnēs

Related terms

• sublātē
• sublātus
• tollēnō
• tollō

Descendants

• English: sublation

References

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