castigatio

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Latin

Etymology

From castīgō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

castīgātiō f (genitive castīgātiōnis); third declension

  1. chastisement, punishment, correction
  2. reproof
  3. pruning (of plants)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

References

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