modulatio

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *med-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *médos
Proto-Italic *medos
Latin modus
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Latin modulus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -or, -ārī
Latin modulor
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin modulātiō

    From modulor (“measure, beat time”) + -tiō.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    modulātiō f (genitive modulātiōnis); third declension

    1. a regular measure, rhythmical measure, modulation
    2. singing and playing, melody, in poetry and music

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative modulātiō modulātiōnēs
    genitive modulātiōnis modulātiōnum
    dative modulātiōnī modulātiōnibus
    accusative modulātiōnem modulātiōnēs
    ablative modulātiōne modulātiōnibus
    vocative modulātiō modulātiōnēs

    Descendants

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