masticatio

Latin

Etymology

masticō (“I chew”) +‎ -tiō (“-tion”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /mas.tiˈkaː.ti.oː/, [mas.tɪˈkaː.ti.oː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mas.tiˈka.t͡si.o/, [mas.tiˈkaː.t͡si.o]

(Vulgar) IPA^(key): /mas.tiˈkaː.ti.oː/, [mas.tʲeˈɡa.tʲo]

Noun

masticātiō f (genitive masticātiōnis); third declension

(Late Latin) chewing, mastication

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	masticātiō	masticātiōnēs
Genitive	masticātiōnis	masticātiōnum
Dative	masticātiōnī	masticātiōnibus
Accusative	masticātiōnem	masticātiōnēs
Ablative	masticātiōne	masticātiōnibus
Vocative	masticātiō	masticātiōnēs

Descendants

→ English: mastication
Italian: masticazione
Spanish: masticación

References

masticatio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
masticatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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