LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

collātiō

collātiō f (genitive collātiōnis)
Classical[kɔlˈlaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kolˈlat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. collecting (bringing together)
  2. union, combination
  3. comparison, collation (of facts)
  4. collection (of taxes)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecollātiōcollātiōnēs
conlātiōnēs
genitivecollātiōnis
conlātiōnis		collātiōnum
conlātiōnum
dativecollātiōnī
conlātiōnī		collātiōnibus
conlātiōnibus
accusativecollātiōnem
conlātiōnem		collātiōnēs
conlātiōnēs
ablativecollātiōne
conlātiōne		collātiōnibus
conlātiōnibus
vocativecollātiōcollātiōnēs
conlātiōnēs

collātĭo (conl-), ōnis, f. confero,
I. a bringing together, collecting.
I. Prop., of the standards in war for battle, a hostile meeting: signorum, Cic. de Or. 1, 48, 210: centuriarum, for voting, id. ap. Ascon. in Toga Cand. p. 85, 18 Baiter: hyacinthorum et auri, Plin. 37, 9, 42, § 126.—Of money, a contribution, collection, a gratuity collected together for the emperor: stipis aut decimae, Liv. 5, 25, 5; 4, 60, 6; 6, 14, 12; Tac. G. 29; Suet. Calig. 42; id. Ner. 38; 44; id. Tit. 7; cf. Plin. Pan. 41, 1 Schwarz.—In jurid. Lat.: collatio bonorum, the putting together of the possessions of several, in order to divide them equally, Dig. 37, 6, 1, § 8; cf. Cod. 6, 20: de collationibus, et saep.—
II. Trop.
A. Malitiarum, a union, combination, Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 67: vocum, Dig. 47, 10, 15, § 4.—
B. A comparison, similitude, παραβολή: collatio est oratio rem cum re ex similitudine conferens, Cic. Inv. 1, 30, 49; id. Fin. 2, 27, 75; id. N. D. 3, 28, 70; id. Div. 2, 17, 38; id. Tusc. 4, 38, 84 (cf. Quint. 5, 11, 23; Hirt. B. G. 8, 8; Quint. 8, 3, 77; 7, 7, 2; Plin. 37, 9, 42, § 126).—
C. In philos.: collatio rationis, the analogy, Cic. Fin. 3, 10, 33 Madv.; id. Tusc. 4, 12, 27; cf.: rerum saepe factarum inter se collatio, Sen. Ep. 120, 3.—
D. In gram.: collatio secunda, the comparative: collatio tertia, the superlative, Fest. p. 181, 28, and 286, 26 Müll.—
E. The comparison, collation of texts, manuscripts, etc. (late Lat.): aliquem multorum codicum vetustiorum collatione confutare. Aug. c. Faust. 32, 16.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin collātiō From cōnferō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancol·lació
  • Frenchcollationfrom Old French collation
  • Englishcollationfrom Old French collation
  • Italiancolazione
  • Italiancolezione
  • Italiancollazione
  • Portuguesecolação
  • Spanishcolación
  • Asturiancollaciónfrom Old Leonese colacion
  • Middle Irishcoláisionfrom Old French collation

Quick answers

What does collātiō mean in Latin?
collātiō, a noun, means “collecting (bringing together); union, combination; comparison, collation (of facts)”.
What is the genitive of collātiō?
The genitive singular is collātiōnis. collātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce collātiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔlˈlaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kolˈlat.t͡si.o].