praedilectio

Latin

Etymology

From praedīligō (“I prefer or love greatly”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /prae̯.diːˈleːk.ti.oː/, [präe̯d̪iːˈɫ̪eːkt̪ioː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pre.diˈlek.t͡si.o/, [pred̪iˈlɛkt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

praedīlēctiō f (genitive praedīlēctiōnis); third declension

(Medieval Latin) predilection, tendency, proclivity

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	praedīlēctiō	praedīlēctiōnēs
Genitive	praedīlēctiōnis	praedīlēctiōnum
Dative	praedīlēctiōnī	praedīlēctiōnibus
Accusative	praedīlēctiōnem	praedīlēctiōnēs
Ablative	praedīlēctiōne	praedīlēctiōnibus
Vocative	praedīlēctiō	praedīlēctiōnēs

Descendants

→ Catalan: predilecció
→ English: predilection
→ French: prédilection
→ German: Prädilektion
→ Italian: predilezione
→ Portuguese: predileção
→ Spanish: predilección

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