LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

scīscitātiō

scīscitātiō f (genitive scīscitātiōnis)
Classical[skiːs.kɪˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ʃiʃ.ʃiˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. The act of asking or inquiring, questioning.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescīscitātiōscīscitātiōnēs
genitivescīscitātiōnisscīscitātiōnum
dativescīscitātiōnīscīscitātiōnibus
accusativescīscitātiōnemscīscitātiōnēs
ablativescīscitātiōnescīscitātiōnibus
vocativescīscitātiōscīscitātiōnēs

sciscĭtātĭo, ōnis, f. sciscitor,
I. an asking, inquiry: diligentissima sciscitatio, Petr. 24, 5.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin scīscitātiō From scīscitor (“ask, inquire”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishsciscitation

Quick answers

What does scīscitātiō mean in Latin?
scīscitātiō, a noun, means “The act of asking or inquiring, questioning.”.
What is the genitive of scīscitātiō?
The genitive singular is scīscitātiōnis. scīscitātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce scīscitātiō?
In classical Latin, [skiːs.kɪˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ʃiʃ.ʃiˈtat.t͡si.o].