LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dissertātiō

dissertātiō f (genitive dissertātiōnis)
Classical[dɪs.sɛrˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[dis.serˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. colloquialdissertation, discourse, disquisition

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedissertātiōdissertātiōnēs
genitivedissertātiōnisdissertātiōnum
dativedissertātiōnīdissertātiōnibus
accusativedissertātiōnemdissertātiōnēs
ablativedissertātiōnedissertātiōnibus
vocativedissertātiōdissertātiōnēs

dissertātĭo, ōnis, f. disserto,
I. a spoken dissertation, discourse, disquisition (not a written treatise; cf. disputatio; late Lat.), Gell. 1, 2, 6; 10, 4, 1; 14, 3, 5 (in Plin. 10, 68, 87, § 190, the true reading is edissertatio) al.

Origins

From dissertāre, dissertō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandissertació
  • Englishdissertation
  • Frenchdissertation
  • Italiandissertazione
  • Portuguesedissertação
  • Romaniandisertație
  • Spanishdisertación
  • Indonesiandisertasifrom French dissertation
  • Russianдиссертация

In English words that came into English from dissertātiō

  • dissertationdissertātiō

Quick answers

What does dissertātiō mean in Latin?
dissertātiō, a noun, means “dissertation, discourse, disquisition”.
What is the genitive of dissertātiō?
The genitive singular is dissertātiōnis. dissertātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dissertātiō?
In classical Latin, [dɪs.sɛrˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [dis.serˈtat.t͡si.o].