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noun · femininethird declension

cālīgātiō

cālīgātiō f (genitive cālīgātiōnis)
Classical[kaː.liːˈɡaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ka.liˈɡat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. dimness (of sight), obscurity (of vision)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecālīgātiōcālīgātiōnēs
genitivecālīgātiōniscālīgātiōnum
dativecālīgātiōnīcālīgātiōnibus
accusativecālīgātiōnemcālīgātiōnēs
ablativecālīgātiōnecālīgātiōnibus
vocativecālīgātiōcālīgātiōnēs

cālīgātĭo, ōnis, f. 2. caligo,
I. darkness, mistiness, Plin. 29, 6, 38, § 123.

Origins

Probably cālīgō (“to be dim-sighted, to have blurred vision”, verb) + -tiō (suffix forming verbal nouns), but compare cālīgō (“dim-sightedness, blurred vision”, noun).

Descendants
  • Englishcaligation

Quick answers

What does cālīgātiō mean in Latin?
cālīgātiō, a noun, means “dimness (of sight), obscurity (of vision)”.
What is the genitive of cālīgātiō?
The genitive singular is cālīgātiōnis. cālīgātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cālīgātiō?
In classical Latin, [kaː.liːˈɡaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.liˈɡat.t͡si.o].