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Latin
Etymology
From nū̆ncupō (“name, call by name”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
The length of the vowel in the first syllable is uncertain: see nū̆ncupō.
Noun
nū̆ncupātiō f (genitive nū̆ncupātiōnis); third declension
- a naming
- an appellation
- a naming or appointing as heir
- a dedication (of a book)
- a public pronouncement of vows
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Related terms
References
- “nuncupatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nuncupatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nuncupatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “nuncupatio”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “nuncupatio”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin