LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

congregātiō

congregātiō f (genitive congregātiōnis)
Classical[kɔŋ.ɡrɛˈɡaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[koŋ.ɡreˈɡat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. association, society

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecongregātiōcongregātiōnēs
genitivecongregātiōniscongregātiōnum
dativecongregātiōnīcongregātiōnibus
accusativecongregātiōnemcongregātiōnēs
ablativecongregātiōnecongregātiōnibus
vocativecongregātiōcongregātiōnēs

congrĕgātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. an assembling together; union, society, association (in good prose).
I. Lit.: nos ad conjunctionem congregationemque hominum et ad naturalem communitatem esse natos, Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 65; 4, 2, 4; cf. Sen. Ep. 5, 3; Cod. Th. 18, 14, 4 al.—
II. Trop.: argumentorum (corresp. with colligere), Quint. 5, 7, 18: criminum (opp. separatio), id. 7, 1, 31: rerum (with repetitio, Gr. ἀνακεφαλαίωσις), a recapitulating, id. 6, 1, 1: personarum, locorum, temporum, id. 3, 5, 17.

Origins

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

Latin grex Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin gregō Latin congregō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin congregātiō From congregō (“flock together”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancongregació
  • Englishcongregation
  • Frenchcongrégation
  • Italiancongregazione
  • Occitancongregacion
  • Portuguesecongregação
  • Romaniancongregație
  • Spanishcongregación
  • Galiciancongregación
  • Russianконгрега́ция

Quick answers

What does congregātiō mean in Latin?
congregātiō, a noun, means “association, society”.
What is the genitive of congregātiō?
The genitive singular is congregātiōnis. congregātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce congregātiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔŋ.ɡrɛˈɡaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koŋ.ɡreˈɡat.t͡si.o].
Where does congregātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin congregātiō.