LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

fricātiō

fricātiō f (genitive fricātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. rubbing
  2. friction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefricātiōfricātiōnēs
genitivefricātiōnisfricātiōnum
dativefricātiōnīfricātiōnibus
accusativefricātiōnemfricātiōnēs
ablativefricātiōnefricātiōnibus
vocativefricātiōfricātiōnēs

frĭcātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a rubbing, rubbing down, friction (post-Aug.): omnibus vertebris utilis est, Cels. 4, 3: assidua, Col. 6, 12, 1: vehemens, Plin. 28, 4, 14, § 53: diligens tectoriorum, Vitr. 7, 6.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fricātiō From fricō + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does fricātiō mean in Latin?
fricātiō, a noun, means “rubbing; friction”.
What is the genitive of fricātiō?
The genitive singular is fricātiōnis. fricātiō is feminine, third declension.