LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

cōnstēllātiō

cōnstēllātiō f (genitive cōnstēllātiōnis)
Classical[kõː.steːlˈlaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kon.stelˈlat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. Late Latina collection of stars supposed to exert an influence upon human affairs, a constellation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōnstēllātiōcōnstēllātiōnēs
genitivecōnstēllātiōniscōnstēllātiōnum
dativecōnstēllātiōnīcōnstēllātiōnibus
accusativecōnstēllātiōnemcōnstēllātiōnēs
ablativecōnstēllātiōnecōnstēllātiōnibus
vocativecōnstēllātiōcōnstēllātiōnēs

con-stellātĭo, ōnis, f. stella,
I. a collection of stars supposed to exert an influence upon human affairs, a constellation (late Lat.), Amm. 29, 2, 27; Capitol. Gord. 20; Spart. Ver. 4 al.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗrder. Proto-Italic *stērlā Latin stēlla Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiō Latin cōnstēllātiō From cum (“together”) + stēlla (“star”) + -ātiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanconstel·lació
  • Englishconstellation
  • Frenchconstellation
  • GermanKonstellation
  • Italiancostellazione
  • Occitanconstellacion
  • Portugueseconstelação
  • Romanianconstelație
  • Spanishconstelación
  • Esperantokonstelacio

Quick answers

What does cōnstēllātiō mean in Latin?
cōnstēllātiō, a noun, means “a collection of stars supposed to exert an influence upon human affairs, a constellation”.
What is the genitive of cōnstēllātiō?
The genitive singular is cōnstēllātiōnis. cōnstēllātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cōnstēllātiō?
In classical Latin, [kõː.steːlˈlaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.stelˈlat.t͡si.o].
Where does cōnstēllātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Old Latin com → Latin cōnstēllātiō.