LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

cūriō1

cūriō m (genitive cūriōnis)
Classical[ˈkuː.ri.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkuː.ri.o]

Meaning

  1. the priest of a curia
  2. a herald

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecūriōcūriōnēs
genitivecūriōniscūriōnum
dativecūriōnīcūriōnibus
accusativecūriōnemcūriōnēs
ablativecūriōnecūriōnibus
vocativecūriōcūriōnēs

cūrĭo, ōnis, m. curia.
I. The priest of a curia, Varr. L. L. 5, § 83; 6, § 46 Müll.: maximus, he who presided over all the curiæ, Liv. 27, 8, 1; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 126, 17 Müll.—
II. Post-Aug., a crier, herald, = praeco, Mart. lib. 2 praef.; Treb. Gall. 12.
cūrĭo, ōnis, m. adj. cura (a humorously-formed word, corresp. with curiosus),
I. wasted by sorrow, lean, emaciated: agnus, Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 27 sq. (v. the passage in connection); cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 60, 3 Müll.

Origins

Proto-Italic *kowiriomder. Old Latin coviriader. Latin cūria Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin cūriō From cūria (“curia”) + -ō (suffix forming masculine nouns).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

proper noun · masculinethird declension
Cūriō2
Cūriō m sg (genitive Cūriōnis)
Classical[ˈkuː.ri.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkuː.ri.o]

Meaning

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. Gaius Scribonius Curio, a Roman consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCūriō—
genitiveCūriōnis—
dativeCūriōnī—
accusativeCūriōnem—
ablativeCūriōne—
vocativeCūriō—

Cūrĭo, ōnis, m.,
I. a surname in the gens Scribonia; v. Scribonius; hence, Cū-rĭōnĭānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Curio, Auct. B. Afr. 52 fin.

Origins

From cūriō (“tha master of a curia”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Quick answers

What does cūriō mean in Latin?
cūriō, a noun, means “the priest of a curia; a herald”.
What is the genitive of cūriō?
The genitive singular is cūriōnis. cūriō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cūriō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkuː.ri.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkuː.ri.o].