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pronuntiatio

pronuntiatio

English

Noun

pronuntiatio (uncountable)

  1. One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the discipline of delivering speeches.

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Latin

Alternative forms

  • prōnunciātiō

Etymology

From prōnuntiō (proclaim, announce)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /proː.nun.tiˈaː.ti.oː/, [proː.nʊn.tɪˈaː.ti.oː]

Noun

prōnuntiātiō f (genitive prōnuntiātiōnis); third declension

  1. proclamation, declaration
  2. pronunciation, speech
  3. (rhetoric) manner, delivery

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative prōnuntiātiō prōnuntiātiōnēs
genitive prōnuntiātiōnis prōnuntiātiōnum
dative prōnuntiātiōnī prōnuntiātiōnibus
accusative prōnuntiātiōnem prōnuntiātiōnēs
ablative prōnuntiātiōne prōnuntiātiōnibus
vocative prōnuntiātiō prōnuntiātiōnēs

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