LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

gustātiō

gustātiō f (genitive gustātiōnis)
Classical[ɡʊsˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ɡusˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. appetizer, entree, the first course of a meal
  2. hors d'oeuvre

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegustātiōgustātiōnēs
genitivegustātiōnisgustātiōnum
dativegustātiōnīgustātiōnibus
accusativegustātiōnemgustātiōnēs
ablativegustātiōnegustātiōnibus
vocativegustātiōgustātiōnēs

gustātĭo, ōnis, f. id.; a first tasting of food; hence,
I. the first light dish of a Roman meal, an antepast, whet: jussi discubuimus, et gustatione mirifica initiati vino etiam Falerno inundamur, Petr. 21, 6; 31, 8.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-der. Latin gustō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin gustātiō From gustō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalangustació
  • Englishgustation
  • Frenchgustation
  • Italiangustazione
  • Portuguesegustação
  • Spanishgustación
  • Galiciangustación

Quick answers

What does gustātiō mean in Latin?
gustātiō, a noun, means “appetizer, entree, the first course of a meal; hors d'oeuvre”.
What is the genitive of gustātiō?
The genitive singular is gustātiōnis. gustātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce gustātiō?
In classical Latin, [ɡʊsˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡusˈtat.t͡si.o].