LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

animātiō

animātiō f (genitive animātiōnis)
Classical[a.nɪˈmaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[a.niˈmat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. The act of animating or giving life to, animation.
  2. A living being, form of life.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeanimātiōanimātiōnēs
genitiveanimātiōnisanimātiōnum
dativeanimātiōnīanimātiōnibus
accusativeanimātiōnemanimātiōnēs
ablativeanimātiōneanimātiōnibus
vocativeanimātiōanimātiōnēs

ănĭmātĭo, ōnis, f. animo,
I. a quickening, animating (extremely rare).
I. Lit.: arboris, Tert. Anim. 19.—
II. Meton., concr., a living being: divinae animationis species, * Cic. Tim. 10, 31.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁mos
  3. Proto-Italic*anamos
  4. Latinanimātiō

Latin anima 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 animō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin animātiō From animō (“animate, give life to”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalananimació
  • Frenchanimation
  • Italiananimazione
  • Occitananimacion
  • Portugueseanimação
  • Romaniananimație
  • Spanishanimación
  • Englishanimation
  • Asturiananimación
  • Galiciananimación

Quick answers

What does animātiō mean in Latin?
animātiō, a noun, means “The act of animating or giving life to, animation.; A living being, form of life.”.
What is the genitive of animātiō?
The genitive singular is animātiōnis. animātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce animātiō?
In classical Latin, [a.nɪˈmaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.niˈmat.t͡si.o].
Where does animātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos → Proto-Italic *anamos → Latin animātiō.