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noun · femininethird declension

cōnstīpātiō

cōnstīpātiō f (genitive cōnstīpātiōnis)
Classical[kõː.stiːˈpaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kon.stiˈpat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. throng, crowd
  2. Medieval Latinconstipation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōnstīpātiōcōnstīpātiōnēs
genitivecōnstīpātiōniscōnstīpātiōnum
dativecōnstīpātiōnīcōnstīpātiōnibus
accusativecōnstīpātiōnemcōnstīpātiōnēs
ablativecōnstīpātiōnecōnstīpātiōnibus
vocativecōnstīpātiōcōnstīpātiōnēs

constīpātĭo, ōnis, f. constipo (postclass.),
I. a crowding together; in concr., a dense crowd: exercitūs, Vop. Aur. 21: militum, Amm. 26, 6, 14.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnstīpātiō From constīpō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishconstipation

Quick answers

What does cōnstīpātiō mean in Latin?
cōnstīpātiō, a noun, means “throng, crowd; constipation”.
What is the genitive of cōnstīpātiō?
The genitive singular is cōnstīpātiōnis. cōnstīpātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cōnstīpātiō?
In classical Latin, [kõː.stiːˈpaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.stiˈpat.t͡si.o].