LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dēsignātiō

dēsignātiō f (genitive dēsignātiōnis)
Classical[deː.sɪŋˈnaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[de.s̬iɲˈɲat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a designating, describing, marking out, specification
  2. a disposition, arrangement

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēsignātiōdēsignātiōnēs
genitivedēsignātiōnisdēsignātiōnum
dativedēsignātiōnīdēsignātiōnibus
accusativedēsignātiōnemdēsignātiōnēs
ablativedēsignātiōnedēsignātiōnibus
vocativedēsignātiōdēsignātiōnēs

dēsignātĭo or dissignātio (the latter form better in sense II. Brambach
I. s. v. Lex Jul. Munic. ap. Corp. Inscr. Lat. p. 206), ōnis, f. id..
I. A marking out, describing, designating: cellarum, Vitr. 5, 5: undarum, id. 5, 3: quadrata, id. 3, 1, 3. —Transf., a specification: personarum et temporum, Cic. de Or. 1, 31, 138; Lact. 4, 15, 5.—
II. A disposition, arrangement: totius operis, Cic. N. D. 1, 8 fin.: librorum meorum, id. Att. 4, 46.—
B. The selection, designation to a public office; of consuls: annua designatio, Tac. A. 2, 36 fin.: consulatus, Suet. Caes. 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēsignātiō From dēsignō (“designate, describe”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandesignació
  • Englishdesignation
  • Frenchdésignation
  • Italiandesignazione
  • Occitandesignacion
  • Portuguesedesignação
  • Spanishdesignación
  • Galiciandesignación

Quick answers

What does dēsignātiō mean in Latin?
dēsignātiō, a noun, means “a designating, describing, marking out, specification; a disposition, arrangement”.
What is the genitive of dēsignātiō?
The genitive singular is dēsignātiōnis. dēsignātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēsignātiō?
In classical Latin, [deː.sɪŋˈnaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.s̬iɲˈɲat.t͡si.o].