LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

diastolē

diastolē f (genitive diastolēs)
Classical[diˈas.tɔ.ɫeː]Ecclesiastical[diˈas.to.le]

Meaning

  1. hypodiastole: ⟨⸒⟩ (a written mark, chiefly occurring in scriptio continua, used to distinguish homographs and to mark the division of two words liable to be mistaken for a single compound word)
    huic contraria est diastole, dextera pars circuli ad imam litteram adposita.late 4th century CE, Diomedes Grammaticus, Artis Grammaticae libri III 435.10–11
    c. 560 CE – 636 CE, Isidorus Hispalensis 1.18.7
  2. comma
    Tiberius Claudius Donatus 1742.P.
  3. the determination of the meaning of a noun by means of an epithet
    mid 4th c. CE, Aelius Donatus, Eun. 515
    c. 4th-5th century, Servius Honoratus, G. 3.458

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativediastolēdiastolae
genitivediastolēsdiastolārum
dativediastolaediastolīs
accusativediastolēndiastolās
ablativediastolēdiastolīs
vocativediastolēdiastolae

dĭastŏle, ēs, f., = διαστολή, in gram.,
I. The diastole, Diom. p. 470 P. al.—
II. The comma, Donat. p. 1742 P.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δῐᾰστολή (dĭăstolḗ).

Descendants
  • GermanDiastole

Quick answers

What does diastolē mean in Latin?
diastolē, a noun, means “hypodiastole: ⟨⸒⟩ (a written mark, chiefly occurring in scriptio continua, used to distinguish homographs and to mark the division of two words liable to be mistaken for a single compound word); comma; the determination ”.
What is the genitive of diastolē?
The genitive singular is diastolēs. diastolē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce diastolē?
In classical Latin, [diˈas.tɔ.ɫeː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [diˈas.to.le].