praedilectio

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

praedīlēctiō f (genitive praedīlēctiōnis); third declension

1. (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