LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

masticātiō

masticātiō f (genitive masticātiōnis)
Classical[mas.tɪˈkaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[mas.tiˈkat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinchewing, mastication

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemasticātiōmasticātiōnēs
genitivemasticātiōnismasticātiōnum
dativemasticātiōnīmasticātiōnibus
accusativemasticātiōnemmasticātiōnēs
ablativemasticātiōnemasticātiōnibus
vocativemasticātiōmasticātiōnēs

mastĭcātĭo, ōnis, f. mastico,
I. a chewing, mastication (post-class.): cibum masticatione exercere, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3, 70.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin masticātiō From masticō (“to chew”) + -tiō (“-tion”).

Descendants
  • Catalanmasticació
  • Englishmastication
  • Frenchmastication
  • Italianmasticazione
  • Spanishmasticación

Quick answers

What does masticātiō mean in Latin?
masticātiō, a noun, means “chewing, mastication”.
What is the genitive of masticātiō?
The genitive singular is masticātiōnis. masticātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce masticātiō?
In classical Latin, [mas.tɪˈkaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mas.tiˈkat.t͡si.o].