LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

appellātiō

appellātiō f (genitive appellātiōnis)
Classical[ap.pɛlˈlaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ap.pelˈlat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. appeal (to higher authority)
  2. name
  3. title, rank
  4. pronunciation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeappellātiōappellātiōnēs
genitiveappellātiōnisappellātiōnum
dativeappellātiōnīappellātiōnibus
accusativeappellātiōnemappellātiōnēs
ablativeappellātiōneappellātiōnibus
vocativeappellātiōappellātiōnēs

appellātĭo, ōnis, f. 2. appello.
I. A going to one in order to accost or make a request of him (not found in earlier Lat.).
A. An address, an accosting: hanc nactus appellationis causam, this opportunity for an address or appeal, Caes. B. C. 2, 28.—Hence,
B. In judicial lang., t. t., an appeal: intercessit appellatio tribunorum, i. e. ad tribunos, Cic. Quint. 20 fin.; so id. Vatin. 14 fin.: appellationem et tribunicium auxilium, Liv. 9, 26: appellatio provocatioque, id. 3, 56; Suet. Aug. 33: ut omnes appellationes a judicibus ad Senatum fierent, id. Ner. 17; so, ad populum, Plin. 6, 22, 24, § 90 al.—
II. Esp.
A. A calling by name, a naming: neque nominum ullorum intereos appellatio est, Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 45.—Hence, meton. syn. with nomen, name, title, appellation (mostly post-Aug.): voluit appellatione hac inani nobis esse par, Cic. Att. 5, 20, 4: regum appellationes venales erant, id. Dom. 50: qui non aura, non procella, sed mares appellatione quoque ipsā venti sunt, Plin. 2, 45, 45, § 116; Tac. A. 3, 56; Suet. Ner. 55; id. Aug. 100; id. Dom. 13; id. Tib. 67; id. Vesp. 12: nihil esse rem publicam, appellationem modo, a mere name, id. Caes. 77.—
B. In gram.
1. Pronunciation: suavitas vocis et lenis appellatio litterarum, Cic. Brut. 74, 259; Quint. 11, 3, 35 (cf. 2. appello, II. E.).—
2. A substantive, Quint. 9, 3, 9; cf. id. 1, 4, 20, and Scaurus ap. Diom. p. 306 P.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin appellātiō From appellō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanapel·lació
  • Englishappellationfrom Old French apellatiun
  • Frenchappellationfrom Old French apellatiun
  • Frenchapelațiefrom Old French apellatiun
  • GermanAppellation
  • Italianappellazione
  • Portugueseapelação
  • Spanishapelación
  • Asturianapellación
  • Galicianapelación

In English words that came into English from appellātiō

  • appellationappellātiō

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAppellatioAppellatio 1. Greek (ἔφεσις or ἀναδικία). Owing to the constitution of the Athenian tribunals, each of which was generally appropriated to its particu…

Quick answers

What does appellātiō mean in Latin?
appellātiō, a noun, means “appeal (to higher authority); name; title, rank”.
What is the genitive of appellātiō?
The genitive singular is appellātiōnis. appellātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce appellātiō?
In classical Latin, [ap.pɛlˈlaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ap.pelˈlat.t͡si.o].