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Latin
Etymology
From merīdiō (“I take a siesta”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /me.riː.diˈaː.ti.oː/,
Noun
merīdiātiō f (genitive merīdiātiōnis); third declension
- midday nap, siesta
Declension
Third-declension noun.
References
- “meridiatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “meridiatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- meridiatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- meridiatio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016