noun · femininethird declension
praedīlēctiō
praedīlēctiō f (genitive praedīlēctiōnis)
Classical[prae̯.diːˈɫeːk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[pre.diˈlɛk.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- Medieval Latinpredilection, tendency, proclivity
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | praedīlēctiō | praedīlēctiōnēs |
| genitive | praedīlēctiōnis | praedīlēctiōnum |
| dative | praedīlēctiōnī | praedīlēctiōnibus |
| accusative | praedīlēctiōnem | praedīlēctiōnēs |
| ablative | praedīlēctiōne | praedīlēctiōnibus |
| vocative | praedīlēctiō | praedīlēctiōnēs |
Origins
From praedīligō (“to prefer or love greatly”) + -tiō.
Descendants
- Catalanpredilecció
- Englishpredilection
- Frenchprédilection
- Romanianpredilecțiefrom French prédilection
- GermanPrädilektion
- Italianpredilezione
- Portuguesepredileção
- Spanishpredilección
- Galicianpredilección
- Polishpredylekcja
In English words that came into English from praedīlēctiō
- predilectionpraedīlēctiō