LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

explōrātiō

explōrātiō f (genitive explōrātiōnis)
Classical[ɛk.spɫoːˈraː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ek.sploˈrat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. an examination, exploration
  2. spying

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexplōrātiōexplōrātiōnēs
genitiveexplōrātiōnisexplōrātiōnum
dativeexplōrātiōnīexplōrātiōnibus
accusativeexplōrātiōnemexplōrātiōnēs
ablativeexplōrātiōneexplōrātiōnibus
vocativeexplōrātiōexplōrātiōnēs

explōrātĭo, ōnis, f. exploro,
I. an examination, exploration (post-Aug.): surculi, Col. 3, 9, 5: exploratione occulta fallere aliquem, Tac. H. 3, 54.—
II. In partic., in milit. lang., a spying, Dig. 49, 16, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latinexplōrātiō

Latin ex- Latin plōrō Latin explōrō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin explōrātiō From explōrō (“to explore, investigate”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanexploració
  • Frenchexploration
  • Italianesplorazione
  • Portugueseexploração
  • Romanianexplorație
  • Spanishexploración
  • Indonesianeksplorasifrom French exploration

Quick answers

What does explōrātiō mean in Latin?
explōrātiō, a noun, means “an examination, exploration; spying”.
What is the genitive of explōrātiō?
The genitive singular is explōrātiōnis. explōrātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce explōrātiō?
In classical Latin, [ɛk.spɫoːˈraː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ek.sploˈrat.t͡si.o].
Where does explōrātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin explōrātiō.