LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dēsōlātiō

dēsōlātiō f (genitive dēsōlātiōnis)
Classical[deː.soːˈɫaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[de.s̬oˈlat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. desolation
  2. desert
  3. solitude

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēsōlātiōdēsōlātiōnēs
genitivedēsōlātiōnisdēsōlātiōnum
dativedēsōlātiōnīdēsōlātiōnibus
accusativedēsōlātiōnemdēsōlātiōnēs
ablativedēsōlātiōnedēsōlātiōnibus
vocativedēsōlātiōdēsōlātiōnēs

dēsōlātĭo, ōnis, f. desolo,
I. a desolating, desolation (eccl. Lat.).
I. Abstr.: in sua desolatione, Vulg. Baruch, 4, 33; Salv. Gub. Dei, 6, p. 214: templi, Hilar. in Psa. 58, 7 al.—
II. Concr., a desert, Vulg. Jer. 7, 34; id. 44, 22.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēsōlātiō From dēsōlō (“to leave alone; lay waste”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandesolació
  • Frenchdésolationfrom Old French desolacion
  • Englishdesolationfrom Old French desolacion
  • Italiandesolazione
  • Portuguesedesolação
  • Spanishdesolación

Quick answers

What does dēsōlātiō mean in Latin?
dēsōlātiō, a noun, means “desolation; desert; solitude”.
What is the genitive of dēsōlātiō?
The genitive singular is dēsōlātiōnis. dēsōlātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēsōlātiō?
In classical Latin, [deː.soːˈɫaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.s̬oˈlat.t͡si.o].