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noun · femininethird declension

notātiō

notātiō f (genitive notātiōnis)
Classical[nɔˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[noˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. marking, noting
  2. choice, designation
  3. observation
  4. describing, depicting, characterizing
  5. The designation of the meaning and derivation of a word — etymology.
  6. The use of letters to denote entire words.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenotātiōnotātiōnēs
genitivenotātiōnisnotātiōnum
dativenotātiōnīnotātiōnibus
accusativenotātiōnemnotātiōnēs
ablativenotātiōnenotātiōnibus
vocativenotātiōnotātiōnēs

nŏtātĭo, ōnis, f. noto,
I. a marking, noting.
I. In gen.: tabellarum, i. e. the marking of the voting-tablets with wax of different colors, Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—
II. In partic.
A. The inflicting of disgrace by the nota censoria; v. nota, II. B. 2.: ad notationes auctoritatemque censoriam, Cic. Clu. 46, 128.—
B. A designation, choice: delectus et notatio judicum, Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13.—
C. A noticing, observing, observation: notatio naturae et animadversio peperit artem, Cic. Or. 55, 183: quae notatione et laude digna sint, id. Brut. 17, 65: notatio temporum, chronology, id. ib. 19, 74.—
D. The designating of the meaning and derivation of a word, etymology: tum notatio, cum ex vi verbi argumentum aliquid elicitur, Cic. Top. 2, 10; cf.: multa etiam ex notatione sumuntur. Ea est autem, cum ex vi nominis argumentum elicitur: quam Graeci ἐτυμολογίαν vocant, id est verbum e verbo, veriloquium, id. ib. 8, 35; cf. Quint. 1, 6, 28.—
E. The use of letters to denote entire words, a species of short-hand: ad quas notationes publicas accessit, etc., Val. Prob. de Jur. Not. Signif. 1.—
F. Rhet. t. t., a describing, depicting, characterizing: notatio est cum alicujus natura certis describitur signis, quae sicuti notae quaedam naturae sunt attributae, Auct. Her. 4, 50, 63.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin notātiō From notō (“to mark, write, note”) + -tiō.

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Quick answers

What does notātiō mean in Latin?
notātiō, a noun, means “marking, noting; choice, designation; observation”.
What is the genitive of notātiō?
The genitive singular is notātiōnis. notātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce notātiō?
In classical Latin, [nɔˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [noˈtat.t͡si.o].