gustatio

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

gustatio

  1. (historical) The first course of a dinner in Ancient Rome, intended to stimulate the appetite.

Synonyms

Latin

Etymology

gusto +‎ -tio.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡusˈtaː.ti.oː/, [ɡʊsˈtaː.ti.oː]

Noun

gustātiō f (genitive gustātiōnis); third declension

  1. hors d'oeuvre, appetizer, the first course of a meal

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gustātiō gustātiōnēs
Genitive gustātiōnis gustātiōnum
Dative gustātiōnī gustātiōnibus
Accusative gustātiōnem gustātiōnēs
Ablative gustātiōne gustātiōnibus
Vocative gustātiō gustātiōnēs

Descendants

(all borrowings)

References
  • gustatio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gustatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • gustatio in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • gustatio in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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