LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

creātūra

creātūra f (genitive creātūrae)
Classical[kre.aːˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[kre.aˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. Late Latina created thing; creature
  2. Late Latincreation

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecreātūracreātūrae
genitivecreātūraecreātūrārum
dativecreātūraecreātūrīs
accusativecreātūramcreātūrās
ablativecreātūrācreātūrīs
vocativecreātūracreātūrae

crĕātūra, ae, f. creo, only concr.,
I. a creature, thing created (late Lat.), Tert. Apol. 30; Prud. Ham. 508: omnes creaturae tuae, Vulg. Tob. 8, 7.—
II. The creation: Deus caelorum et Dominus totius creaturae, Vulg. Jud. 9, 17: Dei, id. Apoc. 3, 14 al.

Origins

Substantivization of the feminine future participle form of creō (“to create, make”).

Descendants
  • Catalancreatura
  • Catalancriatura
  • Frenchcréaturefrom Old French creature
  • Englishcreaturefrom Old French creature
  • Italiancreatura
  • Portuguesecriaturafrom Old Galician-Portuguese creatura
  • Romaniancreatură
  • Spanishcriatura
  • Englishcrathurfrom Middle Irish crétúir
  • Dalmatiancratoire

In English words that came into English from creātūra

  • creaturecreātūra

Quick answers

What does creātūra mean in Latin?
creātūra, a noun, means “a created thing; creature; creation”.
What is the genitive of creātūra?
The genitive singular is creātūrae. creātūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce creātūra?
In classical Latin, [kre.aːˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kre.aˈtuː.ra].