masticatio

Latin

Etymology

masticō (I chew) + -tiō (-tion)

Pronunciation

Noun

masticātiō f (genitive masticātiōnis); third declension

  1. (Late Latin) chewing, mastication

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative masticātiō masticātiōnēs
Genitive masticātiōnis masticātiōnum
Dative masticātiōnī masticātiōnibus
Accusative masticātiōnem masticātiōnēs
Ablative masticātiōne masticātiōnibus
Vocative masticātiō masticātiōnēs

Descendants

  • English: mastication
  • French: mastication
  • Italian: masticazione
  • Spanish: masticación

References

  • masticatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • masticatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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