prolatio

Latin

Etymology

From the past participle stem of prōferō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /proːˈlaː.ti.oː/, [proːˈɫ̪äːt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈlat.t͡si.o/, [proˈlät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

prōlātiō f (genitive prōlātiōnis); third declension

1. postponement

   Synonyms: mora, cūnctātiō, prōditiō

2. enlargement

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	prōlātiō	prōlātiōnēs
genitive	prōlātiōnis	prōlātiōnum
dative	prōlātiōnī	prōlātiōnibus
accusative	prōlātiōnem	prōlātiōnēs
ablative	prōlātiōne	prōlātiōnibus
vocative	prōlātiō	prōlātiōnēs

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “enlargement”): dēminūtiō, dīminūtiō

References

• “prolatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “prolatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• prolatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• prolatio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016