LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

gestātiō

gestātiō f (genitive gestātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. bearing, carrying, wearing
  2. promenade, ride, drive (in the sense of a brief or leisurely trip)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

ambulātiō hortī circumiēns
gestātiō -ōnis (f) — in Epistulae, ch. 8

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegestātiōgestātiōnēs
genitivegestātiōnisgestātiōnum
dativegestātiōnīgestātiōnibus
accusativegestātiōnemgestātiōnēs
ablativegestātiōnegestātiōnibus
vocativegestātiōgestātiōnēs

gestātĭo, ōnis, f. id..
I. Act., a bearing, carrying: infantium gestationes, Lact. 3, 22 fin.—
II. Pass. (not ante-Aug.), a being carried or conveyed about (in a litter, carriage, boat, etc.), a riding, driving or sailing for pleasure.
A. Lit.: gestatio quoque longis et jam inclinatis morbis aptissima est, etc. ... Genera autem gestationis plura sunt. Lenissima est navi vel in portu vel in flumine, vehementior vel in alto navi ... vel lectica, etiamnum acrior vehiculo, Cels. 2, 15; Sen. Ep. 55: solitus etiam in gestatione ludere (aleam), Suet. Claud. 33; id. Vesp. 21.—
B. Transf., a place where one is carried to take the air, a promenade, etc.: gestatio in modum circi, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 17; 2, 17, 13; Inscr. Orell. 4336; Inscr. Grut. 201, 8.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin gestātiō From gestāre + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalangestació
  • Frenchgestation
  • Italiangestazione
  • Portuguesegestação
  • Spanishgestación
  • Galicianxestación

Quick answers

What does gestātiō mean in Latin?
gestātiō, a noun, means “bearing, carrying, wearing; promenade, ride, drive (in the sense of a brief or leisurely trip)”.
What is the genitive of gestātiō?
The genitive singular is gestātiōnis. gestātiō is feminine, third declension.