LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ēnārrātiō

ēnārrātiō f (genitive ēnārrātiōnis)
Classical[eː.naːrˈraː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[e.narˈrat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a detailed exposition or interpretation
  2. broadlya teacher's explanation or interpretation of a text, which he would deliver to his or her students in a class
  3. especiallythe reckoning, scanning
  4. conversation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēnārrātiōēnārrātiōnēs
genitiveēnārrātiōnisēnārrātiōnum
dativeēnārrātiōnīēnārrātiōnibus
accusativeēnārrātiōnemēnārrātiōnēs
ablativeēnārrātiōneēnārrātiōnibus
vocativeēnārrātiōēnārrātiōnēs

ēnarrātĭo, ōnis, f. enarro,
I. a detailed exposition, interpretation: ineffabilis sanctusque sermo, cujus enarratio modum hominis excedat, Lact. 4, 9, 3; Quint. 1, 4, 2 sq.; 1, 8, 18 al.—
II. Esp., the reckoning in metre, scanning: syllabarum, Sen. Ep. 88, 3.—
B. Conversation, Vulg. Sirach, 9, 23; 38, 26.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēnārrātiō From ēnārrō (“to expound”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishenarration
  • Italianenarrazione
  • Portugueseenarração
  • Spanishenarración

Quick answers

What does ēnārrātiō mean in Latin?
ēnārrātiō, a noun, means “a detailed exposition or interpretation; a teacher's explanation or interpretation of a text, which he would deliver to his or her students in a class; the reckoning, scanning”.
What is the genitive of ēnārrātiō?
The genitive singular is ēnārrātiōnis. ēnārrātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ēnārrātiō?
In classical Latin, [eː.naːrˈraː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.narˈrat.t͡si.o].