LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

illūstratiō

illūstratiō f (genitive illūstratiōnis)
Classical[ɪl.luːsˈtra.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[il.lusˈtrat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. the action of lighting up, brightening
  2. vivid representation
  3. rhetorichypotyposis

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeillūstratiōillūstratiōnēs
genitiveillūstratiōnisillūstratiōnum
dativeillūstratiōnīillūstratiōnibus
accusativeillūstratiōnemillūstratiōnēs
ablativeillūstratiōneillūstratiōnibus
vocativeillūstratiōillūstratiōnēs

illustrātĭo (inl-), ōnis, f. id., in rhetoric,
I. vivid representation: insequetur ἐνάργεια, quae a Cicerone illustratio et evidentia nominatur, quae non tam dicere videtur quam ostendere, Quint. 6, 2, 32.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin illūstratiō From illūstrō (“to brighten, to explain”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanil·lustració
  • Italianillustrazione
  • Portugueseilustração
  • Spanishilustración
  • Galicianilustración

Quick answers

What does illūstratiō mean in Latin?
illūstratiō, a noun, means “the action of lighting up, brightening; vivid representation; hypotyposis”.
What is the genitive of illūstratiō?
The genitive singular is illūstratiōnis. illūstratiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce illūstratiō?
In classical Latin, [ɪl.luːsˈtra.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [il.lusˈtrat.t͡si.o].