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noun · femininethird declension

dēspūmātiō

dēspūmātiō f (genitive dēspūmātiōnis)
Classical[deːs.puːˈmaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[des.puˈmat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. skimming off, despumation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēspūmātiōdēspūmātiōnēs
genitivedēspūmātiōnisdēspūmātiōnum
dativedēspūmātiōnīdēspūmātiōnibus
accusativedēspūmātiōnemdēspūmātiōnēs
ablativedēspūmātiōnedēspūmātiōnibus
vocativedēspūmātiōdēspūmātiōnēs

dēspūmātĭo, ōnis, f. despumo,
I. a skimming off, Tert. Carn. Chr. 19.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēspūmātiō From dēspūmō (“to skim off”) + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from dēspūmātiō

  • despumationdēspūmātiō

Quick answers

What does dēspūmātiō mean in Latin?
dēspūmātiō, a noun, means “skimming off, despumation”.
What is the genitive of dēspūmātiō?
The genitive singular is dēspūmātiōnis. dēspūmātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēspūmātiō?
In classical Latin, [deːs.puːˈmaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [des.puˈmat.t͡si.o].