LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

exanimātiō

exanimātiō f (genitive exanimātiōnis)
Classical[ɛk.sa.nɪˈmaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[eɡ.za.niˈmat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. suffocation, panic

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexanimātiōexanimātiōnēs
genitiveexanimātiōnisexanimātiōnum
dativeexanimātiōnīexanimātiōnibus
accusativeexanimātiōnemexanimātiōnēs
ablativeexanimātiōneexanimātiōnibus
vocativeexanimātiōexanimātiōnēs

exănĭmātĭo, ōnis, f. exanimo.
I. A depriving of breath, suffocating: volvarum, i. e. hysterical passion, Plin. 32, 3, 13, § 28 (for which suffocatio, id. 20, 5, 15, § 30, and strangulatus, id. 26, 15, 90, § 153).—
II. Trop., terror, fright: exanimatio metus subsequens et quasi comes pavoris, Cic. Tusc. 4, 8, 19; cf. id. ib. 4, 6, 13: si cavebimus, ne in perturbationes atque exanimationes incidamus, id. Off. 1, 36, 131.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin exanimātiō From exanimō (“to be out of breath”) + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from exanimātiō

  • exanimationexanimātiō

Quick answers

What does exanimātiō mean in Latin?
exanimātiō, a noun, means “suffocation, panic”.
What is the genitive of exanimātiō?
The genitive singular is exanimātiōnis. exanimātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce exanimātiō?
In classical Latin, [ɛk.sa.nɪˈmaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eɡ.za.niˈmat.t͡si.o].