LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

crētiō

crētiō f (genitive crētiōnis)
Classical[ˈkreː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkrɛt.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. inheritance, heritage

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecrētiōcrētiōnēs
genitivecrētiōniscrētiōnum
dativecrētiōnīcrētiōnibus
accusativecrētiōnemcrētiōnēs
ablativecrētiōnecrētiōnibus
vocativecrētiōcrētiōnēs

crētĭo, ōnis, f. cerno, II.; jurid. t. t.,
I. the format declaration by the heir of his intention to enter upon his inheritance.
I. Prop., Gai Inst. 2, § 7; 2, 164 sqq.; 2, 171 sqq.; Ulp. Fragm. 22, 25 sqq.; Varr. L. L. 6, § 81 Müll.: simplex, fruitless, i. e. where there is no property, Cic. Att. 11, 12, 4: libera, without restrictions by the testator, id. ib. 13, 46, 3; id. de Or. 1, 22, 101 al.—
II. Meton., an inheritance, Plin. 2, 26, 24, § 95 fin.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin crētiō From cernō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishcretion

Quick answers

What does crētiō mean in Latin?
crētiō, a noun, means “inheritance, heritage”.
What is the genitive of crētiō?
The genitive singular is crētiōnis. crētiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce crētiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkreː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkrɛt.t͡si.o].