LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

adaptātiō

adaptātiō f (genitive adaptātiōnis)
Classical[a.dapˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[a.dapˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. fitting, adjustment, modification
  2. Medieval Latinadaptation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeadaptātiōadaptātiōnēs
genitiveadaptātiōnisadaptātiōnum
dativeadaptātiōnīadaptātiōnibus
accusativeadaptātiōnemadaptātiōnēs
ablativeadaptātiōneadaptātiōnibus
vocativeadaptātiōadaptātiōnēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin adaptātiō From adaptō (“to fit, adjust, modify; to adapt, fit or adjust to”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Frenchadaptation
  • Englishadaptationfrom French adaptation
  • GermanAdaptation
  • Malayadaptasifrom French adaptation

Quick answers

What does adaptātiō mean in Latin?
adaptātiō, a noun, means “fitting, adjustment, modification; adaptation”.
What is the genitive of adaptātiō?
The genitive singular is adaptātiōnis. adaptātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce adaptātiō?
In classical Latin, [a.dapˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.dapˈtat.t͡si.o].