LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

attestātiō

attestātiō f (genitive attestātiōnis)
Classical[at.tɛsˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[at.tesˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. attestation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeattestātiōattestātiōnēs
genitiveattestātiōnisattestātiōnum
dativeattestātiōnīattestātiōnibus
accusativeattestātiōnemattestātiōnēs
ablativeattestātiōneattestātiōnibus
vocativeattestātiōattestātiōnēs

attestātĭo, ōnis, f. attestor,
I. an attesting, attestation, testimony, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 9; Treb. Pol. XXX. Tyr. 30: juris jurandi, * Vulg. Gen. 43, 3.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin attestātiō From attestor (“bear witness to, attest, prove, confirm, corroborate”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanatestació
  • Frenchattestationfrom Middle French attestation
  • Englishattestationfrom Middle French attestation
  • Italianattestazione
  • Portugueseatestação
  • Romanianatestație
  • Spanishatestación
  • Galicianatestación

In English words that came into English from attestātiō

  • attestationattestātiō

Quick answers

What does attestātiō mean in Latin?
attestātiō, a noun, means “attestation”.
What is the genitive of attestātiō?
The genitive singular is attestātiōnis. attestātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce attestātiō?
In classical Latin, [at.tɛsˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [at.tesˈtat.t͡si.o].