LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

amputātiō

amputātiō f (genitive amputātiōnis)
Classical[am.pʊˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[am.puˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. pruning, lopping off

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeamputātiōamputātiōnēs
genitiveamputātiōnisamputātiōnum
dativeamputātiōnīamputātiōnibus
accusativeamputātiōnemamputātiōnēs
ablativeamputātiōneamputātiōnibus
vocativeamputātiōamputātiōnēs

ampŭtātĭo, ōnis, f. amputo,
I. a pruning, lopping off of branches, tendrils, etc.
I. Lit.: sarmentorum, * Cic. Sen. 15.—
II. Meton., the part that has been cut off, a cutting, Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 118.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin amputātiō From amputō (“to prune”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanamputació
  • Englishamputation
  • Frenchamputation
  • Romanianamputațiefrom French amputation
  • GermanAmputation
  • Italianamputazione
  • Portugueseamputação
  • Spanishamputación
  • Turkishampütasyonfrom French amputation

Quick answers

What does amputātiō mean in Latin?
amputātiō, a noun, means “pruning, lopping off”.
What is the genitive of amputātiō?
The genitive singular is amputātiōnis. amputātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce amputātiō?
In classical Latin, [am.pʊˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [am.puˈtat.t͡si.o].