LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

expectātiō

expectātiō f (genitive expectātiōnis)
Classical[ɛk.spɛkˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ek.spekˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. expectation
  2. suspense
  3. wait

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexpectātiōexpectātiōnēs
genitiveexpectātiōnisexpectātiōnum
dativeexpectātiōnīexpectātiōnibus
accusativeexpectātiōnemexpectātiōnēs
ablativeexpectātiōneexpectātiōnibus
vocativeexpectātiōexpectātiōnēs

expectātio, expecto, etc., v. exspect-.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin expectātiō From expecto + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does expectātiō mean in Latin?
expectātiō, a noun, means “expectation; suspense; wait”.
What is the genitive of expectātiō?
The genitive singular is expectātiōnis. expectātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce expectātiō?
In classical Latin, [ɛk.spɛkˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ek.spekˈtat.t͡si.o].