LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

nōminātiō

nōminātiō f (genitive nōminātiōnis)
Classical[noː.mɪˈnaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[no.miˈnat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. naming
  2. nomination

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenōminātiōnōminātiōnēs
genitivenōminātiōnisnōminātiōnum
dativenōminātiōnīnōminātiōnibus
accusativenōminātiōnemnōminātiōnēs
ablativenōminātiōnenōminātiōnibus
vocativenōminātiōnōminātiōnēs

nōmĭnātĭo, ōnis, f. nomino,
I. a naming. *
I. In gen.: consuetudo nominationum, Vitr. 6, 7, 7.—
II. In partic.
A. In rhet. lang., a figure of speech, whereby a thing which has no name, or an unsuitable one, receives an appropriate name, Auct. Her. 4, 31, 42.—
B. A nomination to an office (rare but class.): paternum auguratus locum, in quem ego eum meā nominatione coöptabo, Cic. Phil. 13, 5, 12: nominatio in locum pontificis non est facta, Liv. 26, 23: consulum, Tac. A. 6, 45.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  2. Proto-Italic*nōmn̥
  3. Latinnōminātiō

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 nōminō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin nōminātiō From nōminō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalannominació
  • Englishnomination
  • Frenchnomination
  • Italiannominazione
  • Romaniannominație
  • Spanishnominación
  • Russianноминация

In English words that came into English from nōminātiō

  • nominationnōminātiō

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesNominatioNominatio and NOMINO are the technical words used to denote the first stage in the appointment to the augurship and other priestly colleges, under the…

Quick answers

What does nōminātiō mean in Latin?
nōminātiō, a noun, means “naming; nomination”.
What is the genitive of nōminātiō?
The genitive singular is nōminātiōnis. nōminātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce nōminātiō?
In classical Latin, [noː.mɪˈnaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [no.miˈnat.t͡si.o].
Where does nōminātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ → Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ → Latin nōminātiō.