desolatio

Latin

Etymology

From dēsōlō (to leave alone; lay waste) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

dēsōlātiō f (genitive dēsōlātiōnis); third declension

  1. desolation
  2. desert
  3. solitude

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative dēsōlātiō dēsōlātiōnēs
genitive dēsōlātiōnis dēsōlātiōnum
dative dēsōlātiōnī dēsōlātiōnibus
accusative dēsōlātiōnem dēsōlātiōnēs
ablative dēsōlātiōne dēsōlātiōnibus
vocative dēsōlātiō dēsōlātiōnēs

Descendants

  • ? Catalan: desolació f
  • Old French: desolacion f
  • Italian: desolazione f
  • Portuguese: desolação f
  • Spanish: desolación f

References

  • desolatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • desolatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.