legislatio

Latin

Etymology

Univerbation of lēgis (of the law) +‎ lātiō (carrying), abstract noun of ferō (to bear, to carry).

Pronunciation

Noun

lēgislātiō f (genitive lēgislātiōnis); third declension

  1. the giving of the law

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative lēgislātiō lēgislātiōnēs
genitive lēgislātiōnis lēgislātiōnum
dative lēgislātiōnī lēgislātiōnibus
accusative lēgislātiōnem lēgislātiōnēs
ablative lēgislātiōne lēgislātiōnibus
vocative lēgislātiō lēgislātiōnēs

Descendants

References

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