ovatio

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Latin

Etymology

From ovō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

ovātiō f (genitive ovātiōnis); third declension

  1. a minor triumph.
  2. an ovation, jubilation.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

  • French: ovation (learned)
  • English: ovation (learned)
  • Italian: ovazione (learned)
  • Portuguese: ovação (learned)
  • Spanish: ovación (learned)

References

  • ŏvātĭo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ŏvātĭo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1098.
  • ovātio in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung