praedatio

Latin

Etymology

From praedor +‎ -tiō.

Noun

praedātiō f (genitive praedātiōnis); third declension

  1. the taking of booty, plundering; predation
    Synonym: spoliātiō

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative praedātiō praedātiōnēs
genitive praedātiōnis praedātiōnum
dative praedātiōnī praedātiōnibus
accusative praedātiōnem praedātiōnēs
ablative praedātiōne praedātiōnibus
vocative praedātiō praedātiōnēs

Descendants

  • → Aromanian: prãdãciuni
  • → Dutch: predatie
    • → Indonesian: predasi
  • → English: predation
  • → French: prédation
  • → Italian: predazione
  • → Portuguese: predação
  • → Romanian: prădăciune
  • → Spanish: predación

References

  • “praedatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “praedatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praedatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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