LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

explicātiō

explicātiō f (genitive explicātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. The act of unfolding or unrolling.
  2. An explanation, explication, exposition.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexplicātiōexplicātiōnēs
genitiveexplicātiōnisexplicātiōnum
dativeexplicātiōnīexplicātiōnibus
accusativeexplicātiōnemexplicātiōnēs
ablativeexplicātiōneexplicātiōnibus
vocativeexplicātiōexplicātiōnēs

explĭcātĭo, ōnis, f. explico,
I. an unfolding, uncoiling (for the most part only in Cic.). *
I. Lit.: est quasi rudentis explicatio, Cic. Div. 1, 56, 127.—
II. Trop. of speech, an unfolding, expounding, an explication, exposition, explanation: multum ad ea, quae quaerimus, explicatio tua ista profecerit, Cic. Fin. 3, 4, 14: naturae, id. Div. 2, 63, 129: explicatio fabularum et enodatio nominum, id. N. D. 3, 24, 62: illustris perpolitaque, id. de Or. 2, 27, 120: mira in disserendo, id. Brut. 38, 143: difficilior, Quint. 1, 10, 49: inflata, Sen. Ep. 114.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin explicātiō From explicō (“to explain”) + -tiō (“suffix forming action noun”).

Descendants
  • Catalanexplicació
  • Englishexplication
  • Frenchexplication
  • Italianesplicazione
  • Occitanexplicacion
  • Portugueseexplicação
  • Romanianexplicație
  • Spanishexplicación
  • Galicianexplicación
  • Russianэкспликация

Quick answers

What does explicātiō mean in Latin?
explicātiō, a noun, means “The act of unfolding or unrolling.; An explanation, explication, exposition.”.
What is the genitive of explicātiō?
The genitive singular is explicātiōnis. explicātiō is feminine, third declension.