noun · femininethird declension
ēlevātiō
ēlevātiō f (genitive ēlevātiōnis)
Meaning
- lifting, raising
- elevation
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēlevātiō | ēlevātiōnēs |
| genitive | ēlevātiōnis | ēlevātiōnum |
| dative | ēlevātiōnī | ēlevātiōnibus |
| accusative | ēlevātiōnem | ēlevātiōnēs |
| ablative | ēlevātiōne | ēlevātiōnibus |
| vocative | ēlevātiō | ēlevātiōnēs |
ēlĕvātĭo, ōnis, f. elevo.
I. A lifting up, raising (late Lat.):
manuum, Vulg. Psa. 140, 2 al.—II. Trop.
1. Gram. t. t., the elevation: vocis (= ἄρσις, opp. depositio), Mart. Cap. 9, § 974; Isid. 1, 16, 21.—
2. Rhet. t. t., a lessening, disparaging; a species of irony, Quint. 9, 2, 50; Mart. Cap. 5, § 525.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinēlevātiō
Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin levō Latin ēlevō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēlevātiō From ēlevō + -tiō.
Descendants
- Catalanelevació
- Frenchélévation
- Italianelevazione
- Occitanelevacion
- Portugueseelevação
- Spanishelevación
- Galicianelevación