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violatio

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Latin

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Etymology

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violō (to treat with violence, to profane) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation

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Noun

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violātiō f (genitive violātiōnis); third declension

  1. violation, profanation
    • 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 31.12.4:
      curam expiandae violationis eius templi prodigia etiam sub idem tempus pluribus locis nuntiata accenderunt.
      • Translation by Evan T. Sage
        The concern to atone for the violation of this temple was increased by the prodigies which were reported in numerous parts of the country at the same time.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative violātiō violātiōnēs
genitive violātiōnis violātiōnum
dative violātiōnī violātiōnibus
accusative violātiōnem violātiōnēs
ablative violātiōne violātiōnibus
vocative violātiō violātiōnēs

References

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  • violatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • violatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers