noun · femininethird declension
sermōcinātiō
sermōcinātiō f (genitive sermōcinātiōnis)
Meaning
- conversation, disputation, discussion
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sermōcinātiō | sermōcinātiōnēs |
| genitive | sermōcinātiōnis | sermōcinātiōnum |
| dative | sermōcinātiōnī | sermōcinātiōnibus |
| accusative | sermōcinātiōnem | sermōcinātiōnēs |
| ablative | sermōcinātiōne | sermōcinātiōnibus |
| vocative | sermōcinātiō | sermōcinātiōnēs |
sermōcĭnātĭo, ōnis, f. sermocinor,
I. a conversation, disputation, discussion (very rare): sermones hominum assimulatos dicere διαλόγους malunt, quod Latinorum quidam dixerunt sermocinationem, Quint. 9, 2, 31:
sermocinatio alicujus aliquā de re, Gell. 19, 8, 2.—In rhet.: sermocinatio est, cum alicui personae sermo attribuitur et is exponitur cum ratione dignitatis, Auct. Her. 4, 52, 65; cf. id. 4, 43, 55; Vulg. Prov. 3, 32.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin sermōcinātiō From sermōcinor + -tiō.
In English words that came into English from sermōcinātiō
- sermocinationsermōcinātiō