praedilectio

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Latin

Etymology

From praedīligō (“I prefer or love greatly”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯.diːˈleːk.ti.oː/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pre.diˈlek.t͡si.o/,

Noun

praedīlēctiō f (genitive praedīlēctiōnis); third declension

(Medieval Latin) predilection, tendency, proclivity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	praedīlēctiō	praedīlēctiōnēs
genitive	praedīlēctiōnis	praedīlēctiōnum
dative	praedīlēctiōnī	praedīlēctiōnibus
accusative	praedīlēctiōnem	praedīlēctiōnēs
ablative	praedīlēctiōne	praedīlēctiōnibus
vocative	praedīlēctiō	praedīlēctiōnēs

Descendants

→ Catalan: predilecció
→ English: predilection
→ French: prédilection
→ German: Prädilektion
→ Italian: predilezione
→ Portuguese: predileção
→ Spanish: predilección

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