LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

fornicātiō

fornicātiō f (genitive fornicātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLatinfornication
  2. EcclesiasticalLatinwhoredom, prostitution

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefornicātiōfornicātiōnēs
genitivefornicātiōnisfornicātiōnum
dativefornicātiōnīfornicātiōnibus
accusativefornicātiōnemfornicātiōnēs
ablativefornicātiōnefornicātiōnibus
vocativefornicātiōfornicātiōnēs

fornĭcātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a vaulting or arching over, a vault, arch (post-Aug.): parietum, Vitr. 6, 11: lapidum, Sen. Ep. 95, 53.
fornĭcātĭo, ōnis, f. fornicor,
I. whoredom, fornication (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Pudic. 1; 2; 16; 22; Vulg. Num. 14, 33 al.

Origins

From fornicor (“to fornicate”) + -tiō. Translates πορνεία (porneía).

Descendants
  • Catalanfornicació
  • Frenchfornication
  • Italianfornicazione
  • Occitanfornicacion
  • Portuguesefornicação
  • Spanishfornicación
  • Galicianfornicación

In English words that came into English from fornicātiō

  • fornicationfornicātiō

Quick answers

What does fornicātiō mean in Latin?
fornicātiō, a noun, means “fornication; whoredom, prostitution”.
What is the genitive of fornicātiō?
The genitive singular is fornicātiōnis. fornicātiō is feminine, third declension.