LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

horripilātiō

horripilātiō f (genitive horripilātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinbristling (of the hair)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehorripilātiōhorripilātiōnēs
genitivehorripilātiōnishorripilātiōnum
dativehorripilātiōnīhorripilātiōnibus
accusativehorripilātiōnemhorripilātiōnēs
ablativehorripilātiōnehorripilātiōnibus
vocativehorripilātiōhorripilātiōnēs

horrĭpĭlātĭo, ōnis, f. horripilo,
I. a bristling of the hair, Vulg. Eccl. 27, 15.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin horripilātiō From horripilō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishhorripilation
  • Italianorripilazione

In English words that came into English from horripilātiō

  • horripilationhorripilātiō

Quick answers

What does horripilātiō mean in Latin?
horripilātiō, a noun, means “bristling (of the hair)”.
What is the genitive of horripilātiō?
The genitive singular is horripilātiōnis. horripilātiō is feminine, third declension.