LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

gubernātiō

gubernātiō f (genitive gubernātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. steering, pilotage
  2. direction, control
  3. management, government

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegubernātiōgubernātiōnēs
genitivegubernātiōnisgubernātiōnum
dativegubernātiōnīgubernātiōnibus
accusativegubernātiōnemgubernātiōnēs
ablativegubernātiōnegubernātiōnibus
vocativegubernātiōgubernātiōnēs

gŭbernātĭo, ōnis, f. guberno,
I. a steering, piloting of a ship (Ciceron.).
I. Lit.: si in ipsa gubernatione negligentia est navis eversa, Cic. Fin. 4, 27, 76; cf. id. ib. 3, 7, 24. —
II. Transf., in gen., direction, management, government: summi imperii gubernatione districtus, Cic. de Or. 3, 32, 131: civitatis, id. Rep. 1, 2: tantarum rerum, id. Cat. 3, 8, 18: consilii, id. Inv. 2, 54, 164: summi consilii, id. Vat. 15, 36.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin gubernātiō From gubernō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalangovernació
  • Englishgubernationfrom Middle English gubernacion
  • Portuguesegovernação
  • Spanishgobernación
  • Galiciangobernación

Quick answers

What does gubernātiō mean in Latin?
gubernātiō, a noun, means “steering, pilotage; direction, control; management, government”.
What is the genitive of gubernātiō?
The genitive singular is gubernātiōnis. gubernātiō is feminine, third declension.