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nutatio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From nūtō (nod) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nūtātiō f (genitive nūtātiōnis); third declension

  1. a nodding
  2. a swaying
  3. a tottering, shaking

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative nūtātiō nūtātiōnēs
genitive nūtātiōnis nūtātiōnum
dative nūtātiōnī nūtātiōnibus
accusative nūtātiōnem nūtātiōnēs
ablative nūtātiōne nūtātiōnibus
vocative nūtātiō nūtātiōnēs
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Descendants

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  • English: nutation
  • Russian: нутация (nutacija)
  • Spanish: nutación

References

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