LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

contemplātiō

contemplātiō f (genitive contemplātiōnis)
Classical[kɔn.tɛmˈpɫaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kon.temˈplat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. contemplation
  2. survey

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecontemplātiōcontemplātiōnēs
genitivecontemplātiōniscontemplātiōnum
dativecontemplātiōnīcontemplātiōnibus
accusativecontemplātiōnemcontemplātiōnēs
ablativecontemplātiōnecontemplātiōnibus
vocativecontemplātiōcontemplātiōnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

philosophia, quae in rerum contemplatione versatur, or quae artis praeceptis continetur
theoretical, speculative philosophy.

contemplātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. an attentive considering, a viewing, surveying, contemplation (in good prose).
I. Physical.
A. In gen.: caeli, Cic. Div. 1, 42, 93: injecit contemplationem super umeros, cast a look over, Petr. 12, 4.—
B. In partic., an aiming with a weapon, a taking aim: sagittis praecipuā contemplatione utantur, Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 194; cf. contemplabilis.—
II. Mental.
A. In gen., a contemplation, survey: est animorum ingeniorumque naturale quoddam quasi pabulum consideratio contemplatioque naturae, Cic. Ac. 2, 41, 127: rerum naturae, Cels. 1 praef.: ipsius naturae, Quint. 3, 6, 86; in plur.: naturae, Gell. 20, 5, 3: recti pravique, Quint. 2, 4, 20: veri, id. 6, 2, 5: iniqui, id. 12, 1, 35: rerum, scripti, id. 3, 6, 89: sui, id. 2, 18, 4: virtutum, Tac. Agr. 46: publicae felicitatis, Curt. 10, 9, 7: summa vis infinitatis et magnā ac diligenti contemplatione dignissima est, Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 50; so absol., id. ib. 1, 12, 18; Plin. Ep. 2, 1, 12.—Hence,
B. In partic., a consideration, regard (mostly late Lat.; freq. in the jurists): liberorum, Just. 7, 5, 7: justitiae ejus, id. 8, 3, 14: personarum, Dig. 2, 15, 8; 3, 5, 5; 18, 1, 58; Inscr. Orell. 3161 et saep.: contemplatione mortis donatio facta, = mortis causā, Paul. Sent. 2, 23, 6.

Origins

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

Latin templum 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 -or Latin contemplor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin contemplātiō From contemplor + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancontemplació
  • Englishcontemplation
  • Frenchcontemplation
  • Italiancontemplazione
  • Occitancontemplacion
  • Portuguesecontemplação
  • Romaniancontemplație
  • Spanishcontemplación
  • Indonesiankontemplasifrom Middle Dutch contemplacie
  • Galiciancontemplación

Quick answers

What does contemplātiō mean in Latin?
contemplātiō, a noun, means “contemplation; survey”.
What is the genitive of contemplātiō?
The genitive singular is contemplātiōnis. contemplātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce contemplātiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.tɛmˈpɫaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.temˈplat.t͡si.o].
Where does contemplātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin contemplātiō.