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noun · femininethird declension

dīlapidātiō

dīlapidātiō f (genitive dīlapidātiōnis)
Classical[diː.ɫa.pɪˈdaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[di.la.piˈdat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. squandering; waste

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedīlapidātiōdīlapidātiōnēs
genitivedīlapidātiōnisdīlapidātiōnum
dativedīlapidātiōnīdīlapidātiōnibus
accusativedīlapidātiōnemdīlapidātiōnēs
ablativedīlapidātiōnedīlapidātiōnibus
vocativedīlapidātiōdīlapidātiōnēs

dīlăpĭdātĭo, ōnis, f. dilapido,
I. a squandering, wasting: bonorum, Cod. Th. 4, 20, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīlapidātiō From dīlapidō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishdilapidation
  • Spanishdilapidación

Quick answers

What does dīlapidātiō mean in Latin?
dīlapidātiō, a noun, means “squandering; waste”.
What is the genitive of dīlapidātiō?
The genitive singular is dīlapidātiōnis. dīlapidātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dīlapidātiō?
In classical Latin, [diː.ɫa.pɪˈdaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [di.la.piˈdat.t͡si.o].