LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dīlātiō

dīlātiō f (genitive dīlātiōnis)
Classical[diːˈɫaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[diˈlat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. adjournment, postponement, delay

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedīlātiōdīlātiōnēs
genitivedīlātiōnisdīlātiōnum
dativedīlātiōnīdīlātiōnibus
accusativedīlātiōnemdīlātiōnēs
ablativedīlātiōnedīlātiōnibus
vocativedīlātiōdīlātiōnēs

dīlātĭo, ōnis, f. differo, B. 3.,
I. a putting off, delaying, deferring (good prose).
(a). With gen.: temporis, Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 2: comitiorum, id. de Imp. Pomp. 1, 2: belli, Liv. 9, 43; 45: foederis, id. 9, 5: exitii, Tac. A. 6, 4 fin. al.—
(b). Absol.: alter (consul) nullam dilationem patiebatur, Liv. 21, 52; 7, 14; 40, 57; Sen. de Ira, 3, 12: solatium dilationis et morae, Suet. Ner. 15; Vulg. Act. 25, 17 al.; in plur., Liv. 5, 5; Vell. 2, 79, al.—Esp. law t. t., the adjournment of a legal hearing or judgment: Cassius, interpellatis judicibus, dilationem petiit, Suet. Gram. 22.—
II. The interval: spatiosa, Apul. M. 11, p. 262, 28.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīlātiō From differō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandilació
  • Frenchdilation
  • Italiandilazione
  • Portuguesedilação
  • Romaniandilațiune
  • Spanishdilación
  • Galiciandilación

Quick answers

What does dīlātiō mean in Latin?
dīlātiō, a noun, means “adjournment, postponement, delay”.
What is the genitive of dīlātiō?
The genitive singular is dīlātiōnis. dīlātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dīlātiō?
In classical Latin, [diːˈɫaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [diˈlat.t͡si.o].