LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

sollicitātiō

sollicitātiō f (genitive sollicitātiōnis)
Classical[sɔl.lɪ.kɪˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[sol.li.t͡ʃiˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. vexation, anxiety
  2. incitement, instigation
    Quam multorum eloquentia et cotidiana ostentandi ingenii sollicitatio sanguinem educit!From how many do eloquence and the daily straining to display their powers draw forth blood!c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca Minor, De brevitate vitae 2

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesollicitātiōsollicitātiōnēs
genitivesollicitātiōnissollicitātiōnum
dativesollicitātiōnīsollicitātiōnibus
accusativesollicitātiōnemsollicitātiōnēs
ablativesollicitātiōnesollicitātiōnibus
vocativesollicitātiōsollicitātiōnēs

sollĭcĭtātĭo (sōlĭc-), ōnis, f. sollicito.
I. Vexation, anxiety: nuptiarum, i. e. on account of, Ter. And. 1, 5, 26.—
II. An inciting, instigating, instigation (good prose): omnium, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 2: Allobrogum, Cic. Cat. 3, 9, 22: Diogenis, id. Clu. 19, 53.—Plur.: sollicitationibus expugnari, seductions, allurements, Sen. Contr. 2, 15 med.: sollicitationibus periclitari, to find by trial, Caes. B. G. 2, 8 (dub.).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin sollicitātiō From sollicitō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Frenchsollicitationfrom Middle French sollicitation
  • Englishsolicitationfrom Middle French sollicitation
  • Italiansollecitazione
  • Portuguesesolicitação
  • Spanishsolicitación
  • Dutchsollicitatiefrom Middle French sollicitation

Quick answers

What does sollicitātiō mean in Latin?
sollicitātiō, a noun, means “vexation, anxiety; incitement, instigation”.
What is the genitive of sollicitātiō?
The genitive singular is sollicitātiōnis. sollicitātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sollicitātiō?
In classical Latin, [sɔl.lɪ.kɪˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sol.li.t͡ʃiˈtat.t͡si.o].