sublatio

Latin

Etymology

From sublātus, perfect passive participle of tollō (raise, elevate; remove).

Pronunciation

Noun

sublātiō f (genitive sublātiōnis); third declension

  1. elevation, lifting (the act of lifting or raising up)
  2. removal, sublation (the act of taking away)
  3. (law) an abrogation, annulling
  4. (in rhythm) an upward beat
  5. (figuratively) elevation, exaltation, elation

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative sublātiō sublātiōnēs
genitive sublātiōnis sublātiōnum
dative sublātiōnī sublātiōnibus
accusative sublātiōnem sublātiōnēs
ablative sublātiōne sublātiōnibus
vocative sublātiō sublātiōnēs

Derived terms

  • sublātiō a terra
  • sublātiō lībrāmentōrum
  • sublātiō super scamnum
  • sublātiō super tergum

Descendants

  • English: sublation

References

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