equitatio

Latin

Etymology

From equitō (“to ride on horseback”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

equitātiō f (genitive equitātiōnis); third declension

  1. a riding
    • 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 28.4.14:
      vehemens enim fricatio spissat, lenis mollit, multa adimit corpus, auget modica. in primis vero prodest ambulatio, gestatio et ea pluribus modis, equitatio stomacho et coxis utilissima
      Especially beneficial however are walking, carriage rides of various kinds, horse riding, which is very good for the stomach and hips

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative equitātiō equitātiōnēs
genitive equitātiōnis equitātiōnum
dative equitātiōnī equitātiōnibus
accusative equitātiōnem equitātiōnēs
ablative equitātiōne equitātiōnibus
vocative equitātiō equitātiōnēs

Descendants

  • English: equitation
  • Italian: equitazione
  • Spanish: equitación

References

  • “equitatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “equitatio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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