LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

lēgislātiō

lēgislātiō f (genitive lēgislātiōnis)
Classical[ɫeː.ɡɪsˈɫaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[le.d͡ʒizˈlat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. the giving of the law

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelēgislātiōlēgislātiōnēs
genitivelēgislātiōnislēgislātiōnum
dativelēgislātiōnīlēgislātiōnibus
accusativelēgislātiōnemlēgislātiōnēs
ablativelēgislātiōnelēgislātiōnibus
vocativelēgislātiōlēgislātiōnēs

lēgislātio, ōnis, f. lex-latum, sup. of fero,
I. the giving of the law, Vulg. Rom. 9, 4.

Origins

Univerbation of lēgis (“of the law”) + lātiō (“carrying”), abstract noun of ferō (“to bear, to carry”).

Descendants
  • Catalanlegislació
  • Englishlegislation
  • Frenchlégislation
  • Italianlegislazione
  • Portugueselegislação
  • Romanianlegislație
  • Spanishlegislación
  • Galicianlexislación
  • Normanlégislâtion
  • Piedmonteselegislassion

In English words that came into English from lēgislātiō

  • legislationlēgislātiō

Quick answers

What does lēgislātiō mean in Latin?
lēgislātiō, a noun, means “the giving of the law”.
What is the genitive of lēgislātiō?
The genitive singular is lēgislātiōnis. lēgislātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce lēgislātiō?
In classical Latin, [ɫeː.ɡɪsˈɫaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [le.d͡ʒizˈlat.t͡si.o].