LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

celebrātiō

celebrātiō f (genitive celebrātiōnis)
Classical[kɛ.ɫɛˈbraː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃe.leˈbrat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a concourse, large assemblage
  2. a festival, celebration (in large numbers)
  3. an honoring, commending, praising
  4. extensive use of something

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecelebrātiōcelebrātiōnēs
genitivecelebrātiōniscelebrātiōnum
dativecelebrātiōnīcelebrātiōnibus
accusativecelebrātiōnemcelebrātiōnēs
ablativecelebrātiōnecelebrātiōnibus
vocativecelebrātiōcelebrātiōnēs

cĕlē^brātĭo, ōnis, f. id..
I. A numerous assemblage, concourse: hominum coetus et celebrationes, Cic. Off. 1, 4, 12: quae domus? quae celebratio cottidiana? id. Sull. 26, 73.—
II. The celebrating of a festival in great numbers, a festal celebration, a festival: ludorum, Cic. Att. 15, 29, 1; cf. Tac. A. 1, 15: epuli, Vell. 2, 56, 1: sacri, Plin. 30, 1, 3, § 12.—*
III. An honoring, a commending, praising: celebrationem habere, to be valued, esteemed, Plin. 34, 5, 10, § 19.

Origins

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 celebrō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin celebrātiō From celebrō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancelebració
  • Englishcelebration
  • Frenchcélébration
  • Italiancelebrazione
  • Occitancelebracion
  • Portuguesecelebração
  • Romaniancelebrație
  • Spanishcelebración
  • Galiciancelebración

In English words that came into English from celebrātiō

  • celebrationcelebrātiō

Quick answers

What does celebrātiō mean in Latin?
celebrātiō, a noun, means “a concourse, large assemblage; a festival, celebration (in large numbers); an honoring, commending, praising”.
What is the genitive of celebrātiō?
The genitive singular is celebrātiōnis. celebrātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce celebrātiō?
In classical Latin, [kɛ.ɫɛˈbraː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃe.leˈbrat.t͡si.o].