lactatio

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɫakˈtaː.ti.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [lakˈtat.t͡si.o]

Etymology 1

From lactō (“suckle”) +‎ -tiō.

Noun

lactātiō f (genitive lactātiōnis); third declension

1. (Medieval Latin) suckling

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	lactātiō	lactātiōnēs
genitive	lactātiōnis	lactātiōnum
dative	lactātiōnī	lactātiōnibus
accusative	lactātiōnem	lactātiōnēs
ablative	lactātiōne	lactātiōnibus
vocative	lactātiō	lactātiōnēs

Descendants

• English: lactation
• French: lactation
• Italian: lattazione
• Portuguese: lactação

Etymology 2

From lactō (“to flatter”) +‎ -tiō.

Noun

lactātiō f (genitive lactātiōnis); third declension

1. enticement, allure

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	lactātiō	lactātiōnēs
genitive	lactātiōnis	lactātiōnum
dative	lactātiōnī	lactātiōnibus
accusative	lactātiōnem	lactātiōnēs
ablative	lactātiōne	lactātiōnibus
vocative	lactātiō	lactātiōnēs