LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

compīlātiō

compīlātiō f (genitive compīlātiōnis)
Classical[kɔm.piːˈɫaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kom.piˈlat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. The act of carrying off or snatching together; pillaging, plundering.
  2. A compilation, collection (of documents).

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecompīlātiōcompīlātiōnēs
genitivecompīlātiōniscompīlātiōnum
dativecompīlātiōnīcompīlātiōnibus
accusativecompīlātiōnemcompīlātiōnēs
ablativecompīlātiōnecompīlātiōnibus
vocativecompīlātiōcompīlātiōnēs

compīlātĭo, ōnis, f. compilo, lit.,
I. a raking together, pillaging, plundering; hence, concr., sportively of a collection of documents, a compilation: Chresti, Cic. Fam. 2, 8, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin compīlātiō From compīlō (“snatch together, carry off”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancompilació
  • Englishcompilation
  • Frenchcompilation
  • Italiancompilazione
  • Portuguesecompilação
  • Romaniancompilație
  • Spanishcompilación

Quick answers

What does compīlātiō mean in Latin?
compīlātiō, a noun, means “The act of carrying off or snatching together; pillaging, plundering.; A compilation, collection (of documents).”.
What is the genitive of compīlātiō?
The genitive singular is compīlātiōnis. compīlātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce compīlātiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.piːˈɫaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.piˈlat.t͡si.o].