contignatio

Latin

Etymology

From contignō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.tiɡˈnaː.ti.oː/, [kɔn̪t̪ɪŋˈnäːt̪ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.tiɲˈɲat.t͡si.o/, [kon̪t̪iɲˈɲät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

contignātiō f (genitive contignātiōnis); third declension

  1. rafters
  2. floor, story

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative contignātiō contignātiōnēs
Genitive contignātiōnis contignātiōnum
Dative contignātiōnī contignātiōnibus
Accusative contignātiōnem contignātiōnēs
Ablative contignātiōne contignātiōnibus
Vocative contignātiō contignātiōnēs

Descendants
  • English: contignation
  • Spanish: contignación
  • Polish: kondygnacja

References
  • “contignatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “contignatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • contignatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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