negatio

Latin

Etymology

From negō (“deny, refuse”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /neˈɡaː.ti.oː/, [nɛˈɡaː.ti.oː]

Noun

negātiō f (genitive negātiōnis); third declension

a denying, denial, refusal, negation
a negative (word)

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	negātiō	negātiōnēs
Genitive	negātiōnis	negātiōnum
Dative	negātiōnī	negātiōnibus
Accusative	negātiōnem	negātiōnēs
Ablative	negātiōne	negātiōnibus
Vocative	negātiō	negātiōnēs

Synonyms

(negation): abnuitiō

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: negació
English: negation
French: négation
Italian: negazione

Portuguese: negação
Romanian: negație
Spanish: negación

References

negatio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
negatio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
negatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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