LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ablūtiō

ablūtiō f (genitive ablūtiōnis)
Classical[abˈɫuː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[abˈlut.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. washing, cleansing, ablution

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeablūtiōablūtiōnēs
genitiveablūtiōnisablūtiōnum
dativeablūtiōnīablūtiōnibus
accusativeablūtiōnemablūtiōnēs
ablativeablūtiōneablūtiōnibus
vocativeablūtiōablūtiōnēs

ablūtĭo, ōnis, f. abluo,
I. a washing, cleansing, Macr. S. 3, 7.—Of baptism, cf. abluo, I. fin. (eccl. Lat.; in Plin. 13, 12, 23, § 74, the correct reading is adulatione; v. Sillig ad h. l.).

Origins

From abluō (“to wash off, cleanse”) + -tiō, from ab (“from, away from”) + luō (“to wash, cleanse”).

Descendants
  • Catalanablució
  • Frenchablution
  • Italianabluzione
  • Englishablutionfrom Old French ablution
  • Portugueseablução
  • Romanianabluțiune
  • Spanishablución
  • Galicianablución
  • Norwegian Bokmålablusjon

Quick answers

What does ablūtiō mean in Latin?
ablūtiō, a noun, means “washing, cleansing, ablution”.
What is the genitive of ablūtiō?
The genitive singular is ablūtiōnis. ablūtiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ablūtiō?
In classical Latin, [abˈɫuː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [abˈlut.t͡si.o].