LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ōsculātiō

ōsculātiō f (genitive ōsculātiōnis)
Classical[oːs.kʊˈɫaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[os.kuˈlat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a kissing; kiss
  2. the inosculation of blood vessels

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeōsculātiōōsculātiōnēs
genitiveōsculātiōnisōsculātiōnum
dativeōsculātiōnīōsculātiōnibus
accusativeōsculātiōnemōsculātiōnēs
ablativeōsculātiōneōsculātiōnibus
vocativeōsculātiōōsculātiōnēs

oscŭlātĭo, ōnis, f. osculor,
I. a kissing (rare but class.), Cic. Cael. 20, 49; Cat. 48, 5.—
II. In med. lang.: venarum, the inosculation of blood-vessels, Gr. ὰναστόμωσις, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 10, 121 and 123.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ōsculātiō From ōsculor (“kiss”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishosculation
  • Italianosculazione
  • Portugueseosculação
  • Spanishosculación

Quick answers

What does ōsculātiō mean in Latin?
ōsculātiō, a noun, means “a kissing; kiss; the inosculation of blood vessels”.
What is the genitive of ōsculātiō?
The genitive singular is ōsculātiōnis. ōsculātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ōsculātiō?
In classical Latin, [oːs.kʊˈɫaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [os.kuˈlat.t͡si.o].