LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

concatēnātiō

concatēnātiō f (genitive concatēnātiōnis)
Classical[kɔŋ.ka.teːˈnaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[koŋ.ka.teˈnat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinliterallyconnecting, joining
    507 CE – 537 CE, Cassiodorus, Variarum libri XII 12.19.2
  2. figurativelyconcatenation, sequence
    c. 160 CE – c. 225 CE, Tertullianus, Apologeticus 19
    412 CE – 426 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, De civitate Dei 3.30
  3. figurativelyfettering, binding
    c. 420 CE, Caelius Aurelianus, Tardae passiones 3.2.15

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconcatēnātiōconcatēnātiōnēs
genitiveconcatēnātiōnisconcatēnātiōnum
dativeconcatēnātiōnīconcatēnātiōnibus
accusativeconcatēnātiōnemconcatēnātiōnēs
ablativeconcatēnātiōneconcatēnātiōnibus
vocativeconcatēnātiōconcatēnātiōnēs

concătēnātĭo, ōnis, f. concateno,
I. a connecting, joining (late Lat.).
I. Lit., Cassiod. Var. 12, 19.—
II. Trop.
a. A concatenation, sequence: temporum, Tert. Apol. 19: causarum, Aug. Civ. Dei, 3, 30.—
b. Mentis (i. e. constrictio), fettering, binding, Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 2, 15.

Origins

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

Latin catēnō Latin concatēnō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin concatēnātiō From concatēnō (“to connect, link together”) + -tiō (“-tion”, noun suffix).

In English words that came into English from concatēnātiō

  • concatenationconcatēnātiō

Quick answers

What does concatēnātiō mean in Latin?
concatēnātiō, a noun, means “connecting, joining; concatenation, sequence; fettering, binding”.
What is the genitive of concatēnātiō?
The genitive singular is concatēnātiōnis. concatēnātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce concatēnātiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔŋ.ka.teːˈnaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koŋ.ka.teˈnat.t͡si.o].
Where does concatēnātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin concatēnātiō.