LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ēducātiō

ēducātiō f (genitive ēducātiōnis)
Classical[eː.dʊˈkaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[e.duˈkat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. the act of breeding, rearing or bringing up
  2. education

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēducātiōēducātiōnēs
genitiveēducātiōnisēducātiōnum
dativeēducātiōnīēducātiōnibus
accusativeēducātiōnemēducātiōnēs
ablativeēducātiōneēducātiōnibus
vocativeēducātiōēducātiōnēs

ēdŭcātĭo, ōnis, f. 2. edŭco,
I. a breeding, rearing, training, bringing up, education (good prose).
I. Of men, Cic. de Or. 3, 31, 124; id. Leg. 3, 13; Quint. 1, 1, 21; 1, 2, 6; Tac. A. 3, 52; id. G. 20 et saep.—
II. Transf.
A. Of animals, Cic. Fin. 3, 19; id. Rosc. Am. 22 fin.; Col. 7, 12, 11; 8, 11, 1.—
B. Of plants, Plin. 16, 25, 39, § 94; Macr. S. 1, 7.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēducātiō From ēducō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalaneducació
  • Italianeducazione
  • Frenchéducationfrom Middle French éducation
  • Englisheducationfrom Middle French éducation
  • Occitaneducacion
  • Portugueseeducação
  • Romanianeducație
  • Spanisheducación
  • Galicianeducación
  • Haitian Creoleedikasyonfrom Middle French éducation

Quick answers

What does ēducātiō mean in Latin?
ēducātiō, a noun, means “the act of breeding, rearing or bringing up; education”.
What is the genitive of ēducātiō?
The genitive singular is ēducātiōnis. ēducātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ēducātiō?
In classical Latin, [eː.dʊˈkaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.duˈkat.t͡si.o].