LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

sībilātiō

sībilātiō f (genitive sībilātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. hissing, whistling, sibilation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesībilātiōsībilātiōnēs
genitivesībilātiōnissībilātiōnum
dativesībilātiōnīsībilātiōnibus
accusativesībilātiōnemsībilātiōnēs
ablativesībilātiōnesībilātiōnibus
vocativesībilātiōsībilātiōnēs

sībĭlātĭo (collat. form sĭfĭlātĭo, Non. 531, 4), ōnis, f. sibilo,
I. a sibilation, hissing (late Lat.): serpentium, Vulg. Sap. 17, 9: vel stridor, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 14, 198.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sweysd-der.?
  2. Latinsībilātiō

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin sībilō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin sībilātiō From sībilō + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from sībilātiō

  • sibilationsībilātiō

Quick answers

What does sībilātiō mean in Latin?
sībilātiō, a noun, means “hissing, whistling, sibilation”.
What is the genitive of sībilātiō?
The genitive singular is sībilātiōnis. sībilātiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does sībilātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sweysd-der.? → Latin sībilātiō.