elatio
Latin
Etymology
From ēlātus, perfect passive participle of efferō (“bring forth or out; rise; exalt”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eːˈlaː.ti.oː/, [eːˈɫaː.ti.oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈla.t͡si.o/, [eˈlaː.t͡si.o]
Noun
ēlātiō f (genitive ēlātiōnis); third declension
- The act of carrying out; carrying to a grave, burial.
- The act of lifting or raising up, elevation.
- (figuratively) The state of being carried away or hurried along; transport; passion.
- (figuratively) Exaltation, elevation, glorification, extolment.
- (figuratively) An exalted state of mind; self-exaltation, pride, elation.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ēlātiō | ēlātiōnēs |
| Genitive | ēlātiōnis | ēlātiōnum |
| Dative | ēlātiōnī | ēlātiōnibus |
| Accusative | ēlātiōnem | ēlātiōnēs |
| Ablative | ēlātiōne | ēlātiōnibus |
| Vocative | ēlātiō | ēlātiōnēs |
References
- elatio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- elatio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- elatio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- elatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- the exalted strain of the speech: elatio atque altitudo orationis
- the exalted strain of the speech: elatio atque altitudo orationis
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