LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dēlēgātiō

dēlēgātiō f (genitive dēlēgātiōnis)
Classical[deː.ɫeːˈɡaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[de.leˈɡat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. an assignment (of debt), substitution
  2. delegation of one person by another

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēlēgātiōdēlēgātiōnēs
genitivedēlēgātiōnisdēlēgātiōnum
dativedēlēgātiōnīdēlēgātiōnibus
accusativedēlēgātiōnemdēlēgātiōnēs
ablativedēlēgātiōnedēlēgātiōnibus
vocativedēlēgātiōdēlēgātiōnēs

dēlēgātĭo, ōnis, f. delego, no. II.,
I. an assignment, substitution, delegation of one person by another.
I. Prop.: a mancipe, Cic. Att. 12, 3, 2; of one thing for another: delegatione perfecta solutio, Sen. Ben. 6, 5, 2; cf. context.—
II. Trop.: necesse est ipse laborem impendas: delegationem res ista non recipit, Sen. Ep. 27, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēlēgātiō From dēlēgō (“to assign, delegate”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does dēlēgātiō mean in Latin?
dēlēgātiō, a noun, means “an assignment (of debt), substitution; delegation of one person by another”.
What is the genitive of dēlēgātiō?
The genitive singular is dēlēgātiōnis. dēlēgātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēlēgātiō?
In classical Latin, [deː.ɫeːˈɡaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.leˈɡat.t͡si.o].