nepotatio

Latin

Etymology

nepōtor (to be prodigal; squander) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation

Noun

nepōtātiō f (genitive nepōtātiōnis); third declension

  1. (post-classical) prodigality

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative nepōtātiō nepōtātiōnēs
genitive nepōtātiōnis nepōtātiōnum
dative nepōtātiōnī nepōtātiōnibus
accusative nepōtātiōnem nepōtātiōnēs
ablative nepōtātiōne nepōtātiōnibus
vocative nepōtātiō nepōtātiōnēs

Descendants

  • English: nepotation

References

  • "nepotatio", 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)
  • nepotatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • nepotatio in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016