LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

palpitātiō

palpitātiō f (genitive palpitātiōnis)
Classical[paɫ.pɪˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[pal.piˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. A frequent and rapid motion, trembling, throbbing, pulsating, palpitation, quivering, twitching.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepalpitātiōpalpitātiōnēs
genitivepalpitātiōnispalpitātiōnum
dativepalpitātiōnīpalpitātiōnibus
accusativepalpitātiōnempalpitātiōnēs
ablativepalpitātiōnepalpitātiōnibus
vocativepalpitātiōpalpitātiōnēs

palpĭtātĭo, ōnis, f. palpito,
I. a frequent and rapid motion, a palpitation: cordis, a palpitation of the heart, Plin. 32, 5, 18, § 49: oculorum, a blinking, id. 32, 10, 46, § 132: partium singularum, id. 11, 4, 3, § 10.

Origins

From palpitō (“throb, pulsate, palpitate”) + -tiō, frequentative of palpō (“touch softly, stroke, pat”).

Descendants
  • Catalanpalpitació
  • Englishpalpitation
  • Frenchpalpitation
  • Italianpalpitazione
  • Portuguesepalpitação
  • Spanishpalpitación
  • Galicianpalpitación

Quick answers

What does palpitātiō mean in Latin?
palpitātiō, a noun, means “A frequent and rapid motion, trembling, throbbing, pulsating, palpitation, quivering, twitching.”.
What is the genitive of palpitātiō?
The genitive singular is palpitātiōnis. palpitātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce palpitātiō?
In classical Latin, [paɫ.pɪˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pal.piˈtat.t͡si.o].