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noun · femininethird declension

nūtātiō

nūtātiō f (genitive nūtātiōnis)
Classical[nuːˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[nuˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a nodding
  2. a swaying
  3. a tottering, shaking

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenūtātiōnūtātiōnēs
genitivenūtātiōnisnūtātiōnum
dativenūtātiōnīnūtātiōnibus
accusativenūtātiōnemnūtātiōnēs
ablativenūtātiōnenūtātiōnibus
vocativenūtātiōnūtātiōnēs

nūtātĭo, ōnis, f. id. (post-Aug.).
I. A nodding: capitis, Plin. 11, 37, 49, § 135. —
II. A swaying.
A. Lit.: frequens et in utramque partem nutatio, Quint. 11, 3, 129.—
B. Trop., a shaking, tottering: nutatio reipublicae, Plin. Pan. 5, 6.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *new-der. Proto-Italic *nowō Latin *nuō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin nūtō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin nūtātiō From nūtō (“nod”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishnutation
  • Spanishnutación
  • Russianнутация

Quick answers

What does nūtātiō mean in Latin?
nūtātiō, a noun, means “a nodding; a swaying; a tottering, shaking”.
What is the genitive of nūtātiō?
The genitive singular is nūtātiōnis. nūtātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce nūtātiō?
In classical Latin, [nuːˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [nuˈtat.t͡si.o].