praedilectio

Latin

Etymology

From praedīligō (“I prefer or love greatly”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [prae̯.diːˈɫeːk.ti.oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [pre.d̪iˈlɛk.t̪͡s̪i.o]

Noun

praedīlēctiō f (genitive praedīlēctiōnis); third declension

(Medieval Latin) predilection, tendency, proclivity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	praedīlēctiō	praedīlēctiōnēs
genitive	praedīlēctiōnis	praedīlēctiōnum
dative	praedīlēctiōnī	praedīlēctiōnibus
accusative	praedīlēctiōnem	praedīlēctiōnēs
ablative	praedīlēctiōne	praedīlēctiōnibus
vocative	praedīlēctiō	praedīlēctiōnēs

Descendants

→ Catalan: predilecció
→ English: predilection
→ French: prédilection
→ German: Prädilektion
→ Italian: predilezione
→ Portuguese: predileção
→ Spanish: predilección