noun · femininethird declension
pēdīcātiō
pēdīcātiō f (genitive pēdīcātiōnis)
Ecclesiastical[pe.diˈkat.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- New Latinanal sex, sodomy
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pēdīcātiō | pēdīcātiōnēs paedīcātiōnēs |
| genitive | pēdīcātiōnis paedīcātiōnis | pēdīcātiōnum paedīcātiōnum |
| dative | pēdīcātiōnī paedīcātiōnī | pēdīcātiōnibus paedīcātiōnibus |
| accusative | pēdīcātiōnem paedīcātiōnem | pēdīcātiōnēs paedīcātiōnēs |
| ablative | pēdīcātiōne paedīcātiōne | pēdīcātiōnibus paedīcātiōnibus |
| vocative | pēdīcātiō | pēdīcātiōnēs paedīcātiōnēs |
Origins
From pēdīcō (“to anally penetrate”) + -tiō (“-tion”, suffix forming abstract action nouns). Although the base verb is attested in the Classical Latin corpus, the derived noun in -tio is only attested postclassically; it seems likely its use was supported by analogy with the sexual terms irrumātiō (attested in Catullus) and fellātiō (attested postclassically).