noun · femininethird declension
vernātiō
vernātiō f (genitive vernātiōnis)
Meaning
- sloughing, the shedding of old skin by snakes
- slough, the skin thus shed by snakes
- New Latinvernation, leafing, the growth of new leaves in spring
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vernātiō | vernātiōnēs |
| genitive | vernātiōnis | vernātiōnum |
| dative | vernātiōnī | vernātiōnibus |
| accusative | vernātiōnem | vernātiōnēs |
| ablative | vernātiōne | vernātiōnibus |
| vocative | vernātiō | vernātiōnēs |
vernātĭo, ōnis, f. verno,
I. the sloughing or shedding of the skin of snakes.
I. Lit., Plin. 29, 5, 32, § 101; 30, 3 8, § 24.—
II. Transf., concr., the slough cast off by a snake, Plin. 29, 6, 35, § 11.
Origins
From vernāre (“to be verdant, to flourish”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming abstract nouns”), from vernus (“springlike”) + -āre (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥.
Descendants
- Englishvernation
- Frenchvernation