LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

appropinquātiō

appropinquātiō f (genitive appropinquātiōnis)
Classical[ap.prɔ.pɪŋˈkʷaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ap.pro.piŋˈkʷat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. rarean approach, a drawing near (in time)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeappropinquātiōappropinquātiōnēs
genitiveappropinquātiōnisappropinquātiōnum
dativeappropinquātiōnīappropinquātiōnibus
accusativeappropinquātiōnemappropinquātiōnēs
ablativeappropinquātiōneappropinquātiōnibus
vocativeappropinquātiōappropinquātiōnēs

apprŏpinquātĭo (adp-), ōnis, f. appropinquo,
I. an approach (in time), drawing near (very rare; perh. only twice in Cic.): adpropinquatio mortis, Cic. Fin. 5, 11, 33 Baiter; so id. Sen. 19, 66: partus Faustinae, Marc. Aur. ap. Front. ad M. Caes. 5, 45.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin appropinquātiō From appropinquō + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from appropinquātiō

  • appropinquationappropinquātiō

Quick answers

What does appropinquātiō mean in Latin?
appropinquātiō, a noun, means “an approach, a drawing near (in time)”.
What is the genitive of appropinquātiō?
The genitive singular is appropinquātiōnis. appropinquātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce appropinquātiō?
In classical Latin, [ap.prɔ.pɪŋˈkʷaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ap.pro.piŋˈkʷat.t͡si.o].