LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

capitātiō

capitātiō f (genitive capitātiōnis)
Classical[ka.pɪˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ka.piˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. headcount

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecapitātiōcapitātiōnēs
genitivecapitātiōniscapitātiōnum
dativecapitātiōnīcapitātiōnibus
accusativecapitātiōnemcapitātiōnēs
ablativecapitātiōnecapitātiōnibus
vocativecapitātiōcapitātiōnēs

căpĭtātĭo, ōnis, f. caput;
I. in the Lat. of jurists, a poll-tax, Dig. 50, 15, 3; 50, 4, 18 fin.; Amm. 17, 3, 2 (ap. Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 5: exactio capitum).—
II. The outlay of the state for beasts used in the public service, Cod. Th. 7, 4, 8; 7, 4, 11.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*káput
  4. Proto-Italic*kaput
  5. Latincapitātiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiō Latin capitātiō From caput + -ātiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancapitació
  • Englishcapitation
  • Frenchcapitation
  • Italiancapitazione
  • Portuguesecapitação
  • Romaniancapitație
  • Romaniancapitațiune
  • Spanishcapitación

Quick answers

What does capitātiō mean in Latin?
capitātiō, a noun, means “headcount”.
What is the genitive of capitātiō?
The genitive singular is capitātiōnis. capitātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce capitātiō?
In classical Latin, [ka.pɪˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.piˈtat.t͡si.o].
Where does capitātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kap-? → Proto-Indo-European *kap- → Proto-Indo-European *káput → Proto-Italic *kaput → Latin capitātiō.