lunatio

Latin

Etymology

From lūn(ā)- (bend in a crescent) +‎ -tiō, from lūna (moon).

Pronunciation

Noun

lūnātiō f (genitive lūnātiōnis); third declension

  1. (Late Latin) lunar month, lunation

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative lūnātiō lūnātiōnēs
genitive lūnātiōnis lūnātiōnum
dative lūnātiōnī lūnātiōnibus
accusative lūnātiōnem lūnātiōnēs
ablative lūnātiōne lūnātiōnibus
vocative lūnātiō lūnātiōnēs

Descendants

  • French: lunaison
  • Italian: lunazione
  • Portuguese: lunação
  • English: lunation

References

  • "lunatio", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • lunatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • lunatio in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016