LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

gradātiō

gradātiō f (genitive gradātiōnis)
Classical[ɡraˈdaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ɡraˈdat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. gradation
  2. rhetoricclimax

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegradātiōgradātiōnēs
genitivegradātiōnisgradātiōnum
dativegradātiōnīgradātiōnibus
accusativegradātiōnemgradātiōnēs
ablativegradātiōnegradātiōnibus
vocativegradātiōgradātiōnēs

grădātĭo, ōnis, f. id.. *
I. Lit., the making of a staircase or series of steps, as in a theatre: lapideis et marmoreis copiis gradationes (theatri) ab substructione fieri debent, the seats ascending by gradations, Vitr. 5, 3.—
II. Trop., rhet. t. t., a gradation or climax in speaking, Gr. κλῖμαξ: gradatio est, in qua non ante ad consequens verbum descenditur, quam ad superius conscensum est, hoc modo: Nam quae reliqua spes manet libertatis, si illis et quod libet, licet; et quod licet, possunt; et quod possunt, audent; et quod audent, faciunt; et quod faciunt, vobis molestum non est? etc., Auct. Her. 4, 25, 34; Cic. de Or. 3, 54, 207; Quint. 9, 1, 34; 9, 3, 54; Isid. 2, 21, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin gradātiō From gradātus (“stepped”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Italiangradazione
  • Spanishgradación

Quick answers

What does gradātiō mean in Latin?
gradātiō, a noun, means “gradation; climax”.
What is the genitive of gradātiō?
The genitive singular is gradātiōnis. gradātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce gradātiō?
In classical Latin, [ɡraˈdaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡraˈdat.t͡si.o].