LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

attenuātiō

attenuātiō f (genitive attenuātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. The act of diminishing or lessening; attenuation.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeattenuātiōattenuātiōnēs
genitiveattenuātiōnisattenuātiōnum
dativeattenuātiōnīattenuātiōnibus
accusativeattenuātiōnemattenuātiōnēs
ablativeattenuātiōneattenuātiōnibus
vocativeattenuātiōattenuātiōnēs

attĕnŭātĭo (adt-), ōnis, f. attenuo,
I. a diminishing, lessening (only in the two foll. exs.): attenuatio suspitionis, Auct. ad Her. 2, 2: verborum attenuatio, simplicity, id. ib. 4, 11; cf. attenuatus.

Origins

From attenuāre, attenuō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanatenuació
  • Frenchatténuation
  • Italianattenuazione
  • Portugueseatenuação
  • Spanishatenuación
  • Galicianatenuación

Quick answers

What does attenuātiō mean in Latin?
attenuātiō, a noun, means “The act of diminishing or lessening; attenuation.”.
What is the genitive of attenuātiō?
The genitive singular is attenuātiōnis. attenuātiō is feminine, third declension.