oscillatio

Latin

Etymology

From ōscillum (“little face”), from a diminutive of ōs.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /oːs.kilˈlaː.ti.oː/, [oːs.kɪlˈlaː.ti.oː]

Noun

ōscillātiō f (genitive ōscillātiōnis); third declension

  1. swinging
  2. oscillation

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ōscillātiō ōscillātiōnēs
Genitive ōscillātiōnis ōscillātiōnum
Dative ōscillātiōnī ōscillātiōnibus
Accusative ōscillātiōnem ōscillātiōnēs
Ablative ōscillātiōne ōscillātiōnibus
Vocative ōscillātiō ōscillātiōnēs

Descendants
  • Italian: oscillazione
  • Russian: осцилляция (oscilljacija)

References
  • oscillatio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • oscillatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • oscillatio in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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