LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

quassātiō

quassātiō f (genitive quassātiōnis)
Classical[kʷasˈsaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kʷasˈsat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. The act of shaking.
  2. An affliction, disturbance.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativequassātiōquassātiōnēs
genitivequassātiōnisquassātiōnum
dativequassātiōnīquassātiōnibus
accusativequassātiōnemquassātiōnēs
ablativequassātiōnequassātiōnibus
vocativequassātiōquassātiōnēs

quassātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a shaking: capitum, Liv. 22, 17, 3: cymbalorum, a striking together, beating, Arn. 7, 237: quassationes, shakings of the body, Macr. S. 7, 15, 9. —
II. A disturbance, affliction: cessavit quassatio, Vulg. Psa. 105, 30.

Origins

From quassō (“shake repeatedly or violently”) + -tiō, from quatiō (“shake”).

Descendants
  • Englishquassation

In English words that came into English from quassātiō

  • quassationquassātiō

Quick answers

What does quassātiō mean in Latin?
quassātiō, a noun, means “The act of shaking.; An affliction, disturbance.”.
What is the genitive of quassātiō?
The genitive singular is quassātiōnis. quassātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce quassātiō?
In classical Latin, [kʷasˈsaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷasˈsat.t͡si.o].