LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

exōrnātiō

exōrnātiō f (genitive exōrnātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. decoration, embellishment (especially to speech)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexōrnātiōexōrnātiōnēs
genitiveexōrnātiōnisexōrnātiōnum
dativeexōrnātiōnīexōrnātiōnibus
accusativeexōrnātiōnemexōrnātiōnēs
ablativeexōrnātiōneexōrnātiōnibus
vocativeexōrnātiōexōrnātiōnēs

exornātĭo, ōnis, f. exorno,
I. an adorning, decorating, embellishing.
I. Lit.: quae ad lavationem, quae ad exornationem pertinerent, to the toilet, Col. (Cic. Oecon.?) 12, 3, 2.—
II. Trop., of speech, embellishment.
A. In gen.: ipsa inventa exponentur simpliciter sine ulla exornatione (corresp. to expolitio), Cic. Inv. 2, 3 fin.: verborum et sententiarum, Auct. Her. 4, 13, 18.—
B. In partic., as a figure of speech., Auct. Her. 4, 8, 11; ib. 16, 24; ib. 22, 32 sq.; Cic. Part. Or. 3, 10 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin exōrnātiō From exōrnō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishexornation

Quick answers

What does exōrnātiō mean in Latin?
exōrnātiō, a noun, means “decoration, embellishment (especially to speech)”.
What is the genitive of exōrnātiō?
The genitive singular is exōrnātiōnis. exōrnātiō is feminine, third declension.