LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

amplificātiō

amplificātiō f (genitive amplificātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. widening
  2. amplification

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeamplificātiōamplificātiōnēs
genitiveamplificātiōnisamplificātiōnum
dativeamplificātiōnīamplificātiōnibus
accusativeamplificātiōnemamplificātiōnēs
ablativeamplificātiōneamplificātiōnibus
vocativeamplificātiōamplificātiōnēs

amplĭfĭcātĭo, ōnis, f. amplifico,
I. a widening; hence,
I. An extending, enlarging, increasing (perh. only in Cic.): pecuniae, Cic. Div. 2, 14, 33: rei familiaris, id. Off. 1, 8, 25.—Trop.: honoris et gloriae, Cic. Off. 2, 12, 42.—
II. In rhet. t. t., an exaggerated description of an object, an amplification, Auct. ad Her. 2, 30; Cic. Part. Or. 15; Quint. 2, 5, 9; 5, 10, 99; v. amplifico, II.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin amplificō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin amplificātiō From amplificō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanamplificació
  • Englishamplification
  • Frenchamplification
  • GermanAmplificatio
  • GermanAmplifikation
  • Portugueseamplificação
  • Spanishamplificación
  • Dutchamplificatie
  • Galicianamplificación
  • Polishamplifikacja

In English words that came into English from amplificātiō

  • amplificationamplificātiō

Quick answers

What does amplificātiō mean in Latin?
amplificātiō, a noun, means “widening; amplification”.
What is the genitive of amplificātiō?
The genitive singular is amplificātiōnis. amplificātiō is feminine, third declension.