LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

praecipitātiō

praecipitātiō f (genitive praecipitātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. headlong fall
  2. inconsiderate haste
  3. precipitation (all senses)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraecipitātiōpraecipitātiōnēs
genitivepraecipitātiōnispraecipitātiōnum
dativepraecipitātiōnīpraecipitātiōnibus
accusativepraecipitātiōnempraecipitātiōnēs
ablativepraecipitātiōnepraecipitātiōnibus
vocativepraecipitātiōpraecipitātiōnēs

praecĭpĭtātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a falling headlong, headlong hurry, inconsiderate haste (post-Aug.), Vitr. 5, 12; Sen. Ira, 1, 12, 6; App. de Mundo, p. 61, 20; Vulg. Psa. 51, 6.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin praecipitātiō From praecipitō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanprecipitació
  • Frenchprécipitation
  • Italianprecipitazione
  • Portugueseprecipitação
  • Romanianprecipitație
  • Romanianprecipitațiune
  • Spanishprecipitación
  • Galicianprecipitación

In English words that came into English from praecipitātiō

  • precipitationpraecipitātiō

Quick answers

What does praecipitātiō mean in Latin?
praecipitātiō, a noun, means “headlong fall; inconsiderate haste; precipitation (all senses)”.
What is the genitive of praecipitātiō?
The genitive singular is praecipitātiōnis. praecipitātiō is feminine, third declension.