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noun · femininethird declension

dēsīderātiō

dēsīderātiō f (genitive dēsīderātiōnis)
Classical[deː.siː.dɛˈraː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[de.s̬i.deˈrat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. desire, longing (for something), a feeling regret or the loss of
    Crēdō, sed nē dēsīderātiō quidem; nihil autem est molestum, quod nōn dēsīderēs.So I believe, but [there is] not even [a sense of] longing; moreover, nothing can be bothersome which you do not desire.106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Cato Maior de Senectute 14.47

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēsīderātiōdēsīderātiōnēs
genitivedēsīderātiōnisdēsīderātiōnum
dativedēsīderātiōnīdēsīderātiōnibus
accusativedēsīderātiōnemdēsīderātiōnēs
ablativedēsīderātiōnedēsīderātiōnibus
vocativedēsīderātiōdēsīderātiōnēs

dēsīdĕrātĭo, ōnis, f. desidero,
I. a desiring, longing for any thing; a missing (rare): voluptatum, * Cic. de Sen. 14, 47; plur. Vitr. 8 praef. fin.—
II. The question to be examined: relinquetur desideratio, quid, etc., Vitr. 2, 6, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēsīderātiō

Latin de- Latin *sīder- Latin dēsīderō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēsīderātiō From dēsīderō (“to miss, desire”) + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from dēsīderātiō

  • desiderationdēsīderātiō

Quick answers

What does dēsīderātiō mean in Latin?
dēsīderātiō, a noun, means “desire, longing (for something), a feeling regret or the loss of”.
What is the genitive of dēsīderātiō?
The genitive singular is dēsīderātiōnis. dēsīderātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēsīderātiō?
In classical Latin, [deː.siː.dɛˈraː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.s̬i.deˈrat.t͡si.o].
Where does dēsīderātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēsīderātiō.