LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

computātiō

computātiō f (genitive computātiōnis)
Classical[kɔm.pʊˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kom.puˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. calculation, reckoning, computation

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecomputātiōcomputātiōnēs
genitivecomputātiōniscomputātiōnum
dativecomputātiōnīcomputātiōnibus
accusativecomputātiōnemcomputātiōnēs
ablativecomputātiōnecomputātiōnibus
vocativecomputātiōcomputātiōnēs

compŭtātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a computing, reckoning; a computation (post-Aug.).
I. In gen., Sen. Ep. 84, 7; id. Ben. 7, 10, 4; Plin. 2, 108, 112, § 247; 6, 33, 38, § 206; Plin. Pan. 38, 3; * Quint. 1, 10, 35 al.—
II. Specif., the reckoning of avaricious men, close reckoning, niggardliness, parsimony, Sen. Ben. 4, 11, 2; Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 192.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin computātiō From computō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancomputació
  • Frenchcomputation
  • Italiancomputazione
  • Portuguesecomputação
  • Romaniancomputație
  • Spanishcomputación
  • Galiciancomputación

Quick answers

What does computātiō mean in Latin?
computātiō, a noun, means “calculation, reckoning, computation”.
What is the genitive of computātiō?
The genitive singular is computātiōnis. computātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce computātiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.pʊˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.puˈtat.t͡si.o].