LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

contignātiō

contignātiō f (genitive contignātiōnis)
Classical[kɔn.tɪŋˈnaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kon.tiɲˈɲat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. rafters
  2. floor, story

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecontignātiōcontignātiōnēs
genitivecontignātiōniscontignātiōnum
dativecontignātiōnīcontignātiōnibus
accusativecontignātiōnemcontignātiōnēs
ablativecontignātiōnecontignātiōnibus
vocativecontignātiōcontignātiōnēs

contignātĭo, ōnis, f. contigno, a joining together of beams; hence, concrete,
I. a floor composed of joists and boards; a story, floor, Caes. B. C. 2, 9; 2, 15; Auct. B. Alex. 1; Vitr. 2, 9; Liv. 21, 62, 3; Pall. 1, 9, 2 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin contignātiō From contignō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishcontignation
  • Spanishcontignación
  • Polishkondygnacja

Quick answers

What does contignātiō mean in Latin?
contignātiō, a noun, means “rafters; floor, story”.
What is the genitive of contignātiō?
The genitive singular is contignātiōnis. contignātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce contignātiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.tɪŋˈnaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.tiɲˈɲat.t͡si.o].