noun · femininethird declension
dēspicātiō
dēspicātiō f (genitive dēspicātiōnis)
Classical[deːs.pɪˈkaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[des.piˈkat.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- contempt
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēspicātiō | dēspicātiōnēs |
| genitive | dēspicātiōnis | dēspicātiōnum |
| dative | dēspicātiōnī | dēspicātiōnibus |
| accusative | dēspicātiōnem | dēspicātiōnēs |
| ablative | dēspicātiōne | dēspicātiōnibus |
| vocative | dēspicātiō | dēspicātiōnēs |
dēspĭcātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. contempt. —Plur.:
despicationes adversantur voluptatibus, i. e. sentiments of contempt, Cic. Fin. 1, 20, 67.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dēspicātiō ōnis, f
1 despicatus, contempt .— Only plur, sentiments of contempt .
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēspicātiō From dēspicor + -tiō.