LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

commorātiō

commorātiō f (genitive commorātiōnis)
Classical[kɔm.mɔˈraː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kom.moˈrat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. stay (at a place)
  2. delay
  3. residence

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecommorātiōcommorātiōnēs
genitivecommorātiōniscommorātiōnum
dativecommorātiōnīcommorātiōnibus
accusativecommorātiōnemcommorātiōnēs
ablativecommorātiōnecommorātiōnibus
vocativecommorātiōcommorātiōnēs

commŏrātĭo, ōnis, f. commoror.
I. A dwelling, tarrying, abiding, lingering, sojourning (so only in Cic.): villa et amoenitas illa commorationis est, non deversorii, is suitable for a place of residence, Cic. Fam. 6, 19, 1: tabellariorum, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 7, § 23 (and perh. urbana, id. Fam. 9, 15, 3). —
B. In rhet. lang., a delaying, dwelling upon some important point, Auct. Her. 4, 45, 58; Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 202; Quint. 9, 1, 27; 9, 2, 4.—
II. Transf., an abiding place, dwelling (late Lat.), Vulg. Act. 1, 20; id. 3 Esd. 1, 21; 9, 37.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincommorātiō

Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *merh₂- Proto-Indo-European *morh₂éh₂ Proto-Italic *morā Latin mora 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 -or Latin moror Latin commoror Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin commorātiō From commoror + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does commorātiō mean in Latin?
commorātiō, a noun, means “stay (at a place); delay; residence”.
What is the genitive of commorātiō?
The genitive singular is commorātiōnis. commorātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce commorātiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.mɔˈraː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.moˈrat.t͡si.o].
Where does commorātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin commorātiō.