LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ēvocātiō

ēvocātiō f (genitive ēvocātiōnis)
Classical[eː.wɔˈkaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[e.voˈkat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. invitation, calling
  2. evocatio, the ritual invitation of enemies' gods, typically with promises of better treatment.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēvocātiōēvocātiōnēs
genitiveēvocātiōnisēvocātiōnum
dativeēvocātiōnīēvocātiōnibus
accusativeēvocātiōnemēvocātiōnēs
ablativeēvocātiōneēvocātiōnibus
vocativeēvocātiōēvocātiōnēs

ēvŏcātĭo, ōnis, f. evoco,
I. a calling out, calling forth (very rare).
I. In gen.: inferorum, an evoking, Plin. 30, 1, 2, § 6: deorum ex urbibus obsessis, Macr. S. 3, 9. —
II. In partic.
A. A summoning of a debtor, Hirt. B. Alex. 56 fin.—
B. A calling out, summoning of soldiers on an occasion of sudden danger, Auct. Her. 3, 2, 3: militiae, Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. 2, 7; cf. Don. Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 2; Serv. Verg. A. 7, 614.

Origins

Derived from ēvocō (“to summon, evoke”) + -ātiō (“-ation”, noun-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanevocació
  • Englishevocation
  • Frenchévocation
  • Italianevocazione
  • Portugueseevocação
  • Romanianevocație
  • Spanishevocación
  • Friulianevocazion
  • Galicianevocación

Quick answers

What does ēvocātiō mean in Latin?
ēvocātiō, a noun, means “invitation, calling; evocatio, the ritual invitation of enemies' gods, typically with promises of better treatment.”.
What is the genitive of ēvocātiō?
The genitive singular is ēvocātiōnis. ēvocātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ēvocātiō?
In classical Latin, [eː.wɔˈkaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.voˈkat.t͡si.o].