LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

creātiō

creātiō f (genitive creātiōnis)
Classical[kreˈaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kreˈat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a creating, producing; creation
  2. an electing or appointment to an office, choice

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecreātiōcreātiōnēs
genitivecreātiōniscreātiōnum
dativecreātiōnīcreātiōnibus
accusativecreātiōnemcreātiōnēs
ablativecreātiōnecreātiōnibus
vocativecreātiōcreātiōnēs

crĕātĭo, ōnis, f. id. (very rare).
I. A creating, producing, begetting: liberorum, Dig. 1, 7, 15, § 2.—Absol.: non hujus creationis, i. e. not of man's building, Vulg. Heb. 9, 11.—
II. An electing to an office, a choice: magistratuum, Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 10: tutoris, Dig. 26, 7, 39, § 6.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱreh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱreh₁eh₂yéti
  4. Latincreātiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin creātiō From creō (“create, make”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancreació
  • Englishcreation
  • Frenchcréation
  • GermanKreation
  • Italiancreazione
  • Occitancreacion
  • Portuguesecriação
  • RomanianCrăciun
  • Romaniancreație
  • Sardiniancriatone

In English words that came into English from creātiō

  • creationcreātiō

Quick answers

What does creātiō mean in Latin?
creātiō, a noun, means “a creating, producing; creation; an electing or appointment to an office, choice”.
What is the genitive of creātiō?
The genitive singular is creātiōnis. creātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce creātiō?
In classical Latin, [kreˈaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kreˈat.t͡si.o].
Where does creātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁eh₂yéti → Latin creātiō.