declaratio Latin · revision 9261

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [deː.kɫaːˈraː.ti.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [de.klaˈrat.t͡si.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''dēclārātiō''' ''f'' (genitive dēclārātiōnis); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[dēclārō]] “to make clear” with the suffix [[-tiō]], from [[clārus]] “clear”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's first source is Cicero, whom he dates 81–43 BC, and Lewis & Short cite his ''dēclārātiō animī tuī'' “the disclosure of your feelings”.^(Köbler 2010)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant the act of making known, a revelation, disclosure, announcement.^(OLD 2012) Lewis & Short call it very rare.^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ British Medieval Latin used it for revelation, elucidation, the clarification of a decision, and a legal declaration.^(DMLBS) It survives in Italian ''dichiarazione'' and Spanish ''declaración'', and through Old French it gave [[en|declaration]] in the late 14th century, “an explanation, a statement”.^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.^(Köbler 2010)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

+ * late 14th century – English ''declaration'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A making known, disclosure, [[m|en|declaration]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' An explanation; a legal declaration.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[dēclārō]]

+ * [[clārus]]

+ * [[en|declaration]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}