LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ēnervātiō

ēnervātiō f (genitive ēnervātiōnis)
Classical[eː.nɛrˈwaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[e.nerˈvat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a state of weakness, enervation
    Has artes illi tanti peritius exercebant, quanto minus se voluptatibus dabant et enervationi animi et corporis.The more skillfully they practiced these arts, the less they gave themselves to pleasures and enervation of mind and body.5th century, St Augustine, The City of God, v.12
  2. weakening, impairment
  3. detriment

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēnervātiōēnervātiōnēs
genitiveēnervātiōnisēnervātiōnum
dativeēnervātiōnīēnervātiōnibus
accusativeēnervātiōnemēnervātiōnēs
ablativeēnervātiōneēnervātiōnibus
vocativeēnervātiōēnervātiōnēs

ēnervātĭo, ōnis, f. enervo,
I. a state of weakness, enervation: voluptatis, Arn. 3, p. 105.

Origins

Descendants
  • Englishenervation
  • Frenchénervation

Quick answers

What does ēnervātiō mean in Latin?
ēnervātiō, a noun, means “a state of weakness, enervation; weakening, impairment; detriment”.
What is the genitive of ēnervātiō?
The genitive singular is ēnervātiōnis. ēnervātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ēnervātiō?
In classical Latin, [eː.nɛrˈwaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.nerˈvat.t͡si.o].