nepotatio

Latin

Etymology

nepōtor (“to be prodigal; squander”) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ne.poːˈtaː.ti.oː/, [nɛpoːˈt̪äːt̪ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ne.poˈtat.t͡si.o/, [nepoˈt̪ät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

nepōtātiō f (genitive nepōtātiōnis); third declension

  1. (post-Classical) prodigality

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative nepōtātiō nepōtātiōnēs
Genitive nepōtātiōnis nepōtātiōnum
Dative nepōtātiōnī nepōtātiōnibus
Accusative nepōtātiōnem nepōtātiōnēs
Ablative nepōtātiōne nepōtātiōnibus
Vocative nepōtātiō nepōtātiōnēs

Descendants
  • English: nepotation

References
  • nepotatio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • nepotatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • nepotatio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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