LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

fōmentātiō

fōmentātiō f (genitive fōmentātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfomentation, treatment with a (hot) poultice

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefōmentātiōfōmentātiōnēs
genitivefōmentātiōnisfōmentātiōnum
dativefōmentātiōnīfōmentātiōnibus
accusativefōmentātiōnemfōmentātiōnēs
ablativefōmentātiōnefōmentātiōnibus
vocativefōmentātiōfōmentātiōnēs

fōmentātĭo, ōnis, f. fomento,
I. a fomentation (post-class.): fomentationis gratia, Dig. 32, 1, 70.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fōmentātiō From fōmentō (“apply a poultice”) + -tiō (action noun suffix).

Descendants
  • Italianfomentazione
  • Frenchfomentationfrom Old French fomentation
  • Occitanfomentacionfrom Old French fomentation
  • Romanianfomentațiefrom Old French fomentation
  • Englishfomentationfrom Old French fomentation
  • Portuguesefomentação
  • Spanishfomentación

Quick answers

What does fōmentātiō mean in Latin?
fōmentātiō, a noun, means “fomentation, treatment with a (hot) poultice”.
What is the genitive of fōmentātiō?
The genitive singular is fōmentātiōnis. fōmentātiō is feminine, third declension.