formatio
κρειττότερον ἐστὶν εἰδέναι ἐν μέσῃ τῇ Πόλει φακιόλιον βασιλεῦον Τούρκου, ἢ καλύπτραν λατινικήν → I would rather see a Turkish turban in the midst of the City than the Latin mitre
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
formātĭo: ōnis, f. formo,
I a shaping, forming; a form, design, plan (post-Aug.).
I Lit.: formationem puto probandam, locum improbandum, Vitr. 2 praef.: oblonga fori, id. 5, 1: formationes columnarum, id. 4, 1.—
II Trop.: morum, Sen. Ep. 117, 20.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
fōrmātĭō,¹⁶ ōnis, f. (formo), formation, confection ; forme, configuration : Vitr. Arch. 5, 1 || [fig.] formation : Sen. Ep. 117, 19.
Latin > German (Georges)
fōrmātio, ōnis, f. (forma), die Gestaltung, Bildung, oblonga fori, Vitr.: formationes columnarum, Vitr.: aedium sacrarum, Vitr. – übtr., morum, Sen. ep. 117, 19.
Latin > Chinese
formatio, onis. f. :: 修。安徘。— morum 敎訓。
