equitatio

Latin

Etymology

From equitō (“to ride on horseback”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛ.kʷɪˈtaː.ti.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [e.kʷiˈtat.t͡si.o]

Noun

equitātiō f (genitive equitātiōnis); third declension

1. a riding
   • c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 28.4.14:

     vehemens enim fricatio spissat, lenis mollit, multa adimit corpus, auget modica. in primis vero prodest ambulatio, gestatio et ea pluribus modis, equitatio stomacho et coxis utilissima

     Especially beneficial however are walking, carriage rides of various kinds, horse riding, which is very good for the stomach and hips

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	equitātiō	equitātiōnēs
genitive	equitātiōnis	equitātiōnum
dative	equitātiōnī	equitātiōnibus
accusative	equitātiōnem	equitātiōnēs
ablative	equitātiōne	equitātiōnibus
vocative	equitātiō	equitātiōnēs

Related terms

• equitō
• equus

Descendants

• English: equitation
• Italian: equitazione
• Spanish: equitación

References

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