LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

cōnfoederātiō

cōnfoederātiō f (genitive cōnfoederātiōnis)
Classical[kõː.foe̯.dɛˈraː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[koɱ.fe.deˈrat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a covenant, agreement
  2. New Latina confederation
    Cōnfoederātiō Helvēticathe Swiss Confederation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōnfoederātiōcōnfoederātiōnēs
cōnfederātiōnēs
genitivecōnfoederātiōnis
cōnfederātiōnis		cōnfoederātiōnum
cōnfederātiōnum
dativecōnfoederātiōnī
cōnfederātiōnī		cōnfoederātiōnibus
cōnfederātiōnibus
accusativecōnfoederātiōnem
cōnfederātiōnem		cōnfoederātiōnēs
cōnfederātiōnēs
ablativecōnfoederātiōne
cōnfederātiōne		cōnfoederātiōnibus
cōnfederātiōnibus
vocativecōnfoederātiōcōnfoederātiōnēs
cōnfederātiōnēs

confoedĕrātĭo, ōnis, f.,
I. a covenant, agreement, Hier. Ep. 22, n. 35.—From

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedus, foederis 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 -ō Latin foederō Latin cōnfoederō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnfoederātiō From cōnfoederō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanconfederació
  • GermanKonföderation
  • Italianconfederazione
  • Englishconfederacyfrom Old French confederacie
  • Englishconfederationfrom Old French confederacion
  • Frenchconfédérationfrom Old French confederacion
  • Romanianconfederațiefrom Old French confederacion
  • Frenchconfœderationfrom Old French confederacion
  • Frenchconfœdérationfrom Old French confederacion
  • Portugueseconfederação

In English words that came into English from cōnfoederātiō

  • confederationcōnfoederātiō
  • confederacycōnfoederātiō

Quick answers

What does cōnfoederātiō mean in Latin?
cōnfoederātiō, a noun, means “a covenant, agreement; a confederation”.
What is the genitive of cōnfoederātiō?
The genitive singular is cōnfoederātiōnis. cōnfoederātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cōnfoederātiō?
In classical Latin, [kõː.foe̯.dɛˈraː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koɱ.fe.deˈrat.t͡si.o].
Where does cōnfoederātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnfoederātiō.