LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

nuncupātiō

nuncupātiō f (genitive nuncupātiōnis)
Classical[nʊŋ.kʊˈpaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[nuŋ.kuˈpat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a naming
  2. an appellation
  3. a naming or appointing as heir
  4. a dedication (of a book)
  5. a public pronouncement of vows

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenuncupātiōnuncupātiōnēs
genitivenuncupātiōnisnuncupātiōnum
dativenuncupātiōnīnuncupātiōnibus
accusativenuncupātiōnemnuncupātiōnēs
ablativenuncupātiōnenuncupātiōnibus
vocativenuncupātiōnuncupātiōnēs

nuncŭpātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a naming, calling; a name, appellation (post-Aug.).
I. In gen.: justitiam universae virtutis nuncupatione complectitur, App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 15, 39: regum, id. de Mundo, p. 68, 24: nuncupatio Augusta, the title of Augustus, Amm. 23, 6, 2.—
II. In partic.
A. A naming or appointing as heir: cum a parentibus inter liberos palam heres nuncuparetur, derisores vocabat, quod post nuncupationem vivere perseverarent, Suet. Calig. 38; cf. Gai. Inst. 2, §§ 104, 109; Ulp. Reg. t. 20, § 9; Dig. 28, 6, 18; 28, 16, 20.—
B. A dedication of a book: mihi patrocinia ademi nuncupatione, Plin. H. N. praef. § 8.—
C. A public pronouncing of vows: votorum nuncupationes, Tac. A. 16, 22; Suet. Ner. 46: sollennium verborum, at the consecration of a temple, Val. Max. 5, 10, n. 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin nuncupātiō From nuncupō (“name, call by name”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does nuncupātiō mean in Latin?
nuncupātiō, a noun, means “a naming; an appellation; a naming or appointing as heir”.
What is the genitive of nuncupātiō?
The genitive singular is nuncupātiōnis. nuncupātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce nuncupātiō?
In classical Latin, [nʊŋ.kʊˈpaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [nuŋ.kuˈpat.t͡si.o].