LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dominātiō

dominātiō f (genitive dominātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. rule, dominion
  2. mastery, power
  3. domination
  4. domain
  5. despotism

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedominātiōdominātiōnēs
genitivedominātiōnisdominātiōnum
dativedominātiōnīdominātiōnibus
accusativedominātiōnemdominātiōnēs
ablativedominātiōnedominātiōnibus
vocativedominātiōdominātiōnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

dominatio impotens
despotic, tyrannous rule.
paucorum dominatio or potentia
oligarchy.
dominationem or dominatum refringere
to destroy a despotism, tyranny.
rem publicam in libertatem vindicare a or ex dominatione
to deliver the state from a tyranny.

dŏmĭnātĭo, ōnis, f. dominor,
I. rule, dominion.
I. Prop., among the republican Romans, mostly with an odious secondary meaning, unrestricted power, absolute dominion, lordship, tyranny, despotism (good prose; for syn. cf.: regnum, dicio, imperium, potestas, magistratus), Cic. Rep. 1, 32 (opp. libertas, id. ib. 1, 43; Asin. Pollio ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 31, 3; Sall. J. 31, 16; Liv. 3, 39; 4, 5; 6, 18; Tac. A. 6, 42 al.); Cic. Rep. 2, 9; 19; id. Phil. 3, 14, 34; id. Agr. 1, 6 fin.; id. Att. 8, 3, 6; Sall. C. 5, 6; Nep. Milt. 3, 4; Quint. 9, 2, 97; Tac. A. 1, 3 et saep.—In the plur., Cic. Rep. 2, 26 fin. Mos.; Sall. Hist. Fragm. 1, 9, p. 214 ed. Gerl.; Tac. A. 3, 26; 12, 4; Vulg. Psa. 144, 13 al.—
II. Transf., = dominantes, rulers, lords, despots.—Sing. collect.: totam eam dominationem in carcerem detraxit, Flor. 1, 24, 3.—Plur., Tac. A. 13, 1.—
III. Trop.: regnumque judiciorum, Cic. Verr. 1, 12, 35; cf.: regia in judiciis, id. ib. 2, 5, 68: firma et moderata rationis in libididem, id. Inv. 2, 54, 164.—
2. In eccl. Lat., angels, spiritual powers, Vulg. Colos. 1, 16.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dominātiō From dominor + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandominació
  • Englishdominationfrom Old French dominacion
  • Frenchdominationfrom Old French dominacion
  • Italiandominazione
  • Occitandominacion
  • Portuguesedominação
  • Romaniandominație
  • Spanishdominación
  • Dutchdominatie
  • Galiciandominación

In English words that came into English from dominātiō

  • dominationdominātiō

Quick answers

What does dominātiō mean in Latin?
dominātiō, a noun, means “rule, dominion; mastery, power; domination”.
What is the genitive of dominātiō?
The genitive singular is dominātiōnis. dominātiō is feminine, third declension.