noun · femininethird declension
admōtiō
admōtiō f (genitive admōtiōnis)
Meaning
- movement towards
- application
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | admōtiō | admōtiōnēs |
| genitive | admōtiōnis | admōtiōnum |
| dative | admōtiōnī | admōtiōnibus |
| accusative | admōtiōnem | admōtiōnēs |
| ablative | admōtiōne | admōtiōnibus |
| vocative | admōtiō | admōtiōnēs |
admōtĭo, ōnis, f. admoveo,
I. a putting, moving, or bringing to, an applying; in music: digitorum, the application of the fingers:
itaque ad pingendum, ad scalpendum, ad nervorum eliciendos sonos apta manus est admotione digitorum, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 150; cf.: animis judicum admovere orationem tamquam fidibus manum, id. Brut. 54, 200: spongiarum cum aqua frigida expressarum admotio gutturi, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
admōtiō ōnis, f
admoveo, an application: digitorum, to the chords.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin admōtiō From admoveō + -tiō.