LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dēteriōrātiō

dēteriōrātiō f (genitive dēteriōrātiōnis)
Classical[deː.tɛ.ri.oːˈraː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[de.te.ri.oˈrat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. deterioration

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēteriōrātiōdēteriōrātiōnēs
genitivedēteriōrātiōnisdēteriōrātiōnum
dativedēteriōrātiōnīdēteriōrātiōnibus
accusativedēteriōrātiōnemdēteriōrātiōnēs
ablativedēteriōrātiōnedēteriōrātiōnibus
vocativedēteriōrātiōdēteriōrātiōnēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēteriōrātiō From dēteriōrō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandeterioració
  • Englishdeterioration
  • Frenchdétérioration
  • Italiandeteriorazione
  • Portuguesedeterioração
  • Romaniandeteriorație
  • Spanishdeterioración
  • Galiciandeterioración

Quick answers

What does dēteriōrātiō mean in Latin?
dēteriōrātiō, a noun, means “deterioration”.
What is the genitive of dēteriōrātiō?
The genitive singular is dēteriōrātiōnis. dēteriōrātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēteriōrātiō?
In classical Latin, [deː.tɛ.ri.oːˈraː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.te.ri.oˈrat.t͡si.o].