LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

decimātiō

decimātiō f (genitive decimātiōnis)
Classical[dɛ.kɪˈmaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[de.t͡ʃiˈmat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. decimation (punishment of taking a tenth)
  2. tithing

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedecimātiōdecimātiōnēs
genitivedecimātiōnisdecimātiōnum
dativedecimātiōnīdecimātiōnibus
accusativedecimātiōnemdecimātiōnēs
ablativedecimātiōnedecimātiōnibus
vocativedecimātiōdecimātiōnēs

dĕcĭmātĭo, ōnis, f. decimo,
I. the taking of a tenth.
I. A tithing: omnis, Vulg. Tobiae, 1, 7.—
II. A selecting by lot of every tenth man for punishment, decimation, Capitol. Macr. 12.—
III. A tenth: adhuc in ea decimatio, Vulg. Isa. 6, 13.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin decimātiō From decimō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishdecimation
  • Frenchdécimation
  • Italiandecimazione
  • Russianдецима́ция

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesDecimatioDecimatio was the selection, by lot, of every tenth man for capital punishment, when any number of soldiers in the Roman army had been guilty of certa…

Quick answers

What does decimātiō mean in Latin?
decimātiō, a noun, means “decimation (punishment of taking a tenth); tithing”.
What is the genitive of decimātiō?
The genitive singular is decimātiōnis. decimātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce decimātiō?
In classical Latin, [dɛ.kɪˈmaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.t͡ʃiˈmat.t͡si.o].