noun · femininethird declension
festīnātiō
festīnātiō f (genitive festīnātiōnis)
Classical[fɛs.tiːˈnaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[fes.tiˈnat.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- An instance of hastening or hurrying; haste, hurry, dispatch, speed.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | festīnātiō | festīnātiōnēs |
| genitive | festīnātiōnis | festīnātiōnum |
| dative | festīnātiōnī | festīnātiōnibus |
| accusative | festīnātiōnem | festīnātiōnēs |
| ablative | festīnātiōne | festīnātiōnibus |
| vocative | festīnātiō | festīnātiōnēs |
festīnātĭo ōnis, f. id.,
I. a hastening, haste, hurry, despatch, speed (class., in the sing. and plur.):
quid haec tanta celeritas festinatioque significat? Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 96; cf.: mea festinatio, id. Phil. 3, 1, 2: epistola plena festinationis et pulveris, id. Att. 5, 14, 2: omni festinatione properare in patriam, id. Fam. 12, 25, 3: tempus festinationis an otii, id. de Or. 3, 55, 211; cf. Quint. 1, 1, 32: beneficium festinatione praeripere, Cic. Phil. 14, 2, 5: ignoscas velim huic festinationi meae, id. Fam. 5, 12, 1: cujus (rei) festinationem mihi tollis, id. Att. 13, 1, 2: praematura, Liv. 42, 16 fin.—In plur.: cavendum est ne in festinationibus suscipiamus nimias celeritates, Cic. Off. 1, 36, 131.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fēstīnātiō ōnis, f
festino, a hastening, haste, hurry, despatch, speed : tanta: mea tarda, Cu.: causae: omni festinatione properare: tempus festinationis an oti: ne in festinationibus suscipiamus nimias celeritates.
Origins
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 festinō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin festīnātiō From festinō (“hurry”) + -tiō.
Descendants
- Englishfestination
- Italianfestinazione
- Portuguesefestinação