LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

lībātiō

lībātiō f (genitive lībātiōnis)
Classical[liːˈbaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[liˈbat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. libation, drink-offering to the gods

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelībātiōlībātiōnēs
genitivelībātiōnislībātiōnum
dativelībātiōnīlībātiōnibus
accusativelībātiōnemlībātiōnēs
ablativelībātiōnelībātiōnibus
vocativelībātiōlībātiōnēs

lībātĭo, ōnis, f. libo,
I. a drink-offering, libation, Cic. Harusp. Resp. 10, 21: mensa, in qua epulae, libationesque reponuntur, Macr. S. 3, 11, 5.—
II. A Mosaic drink-offering ( = libamentum), Vulg. Num. 28, 24 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin lībātiō From lībō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanlibació
  • Englishlibation
  • Frenchlibation
  • Italianlibagione
  • Italianlibazione
  • Portugueselibação
  • Romanianlibație
  • Spanishlibación

Quick answers

What does lībātiō mean in Latin?
lībātiō, a noun, means “libation, drink-offering to the gods”.
What is the genitive of lībātiō?
The genitive singular is lībātiōnis. lībātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce lībātiō?
In classical Latin, [liːˈbaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [liˈbat.t͡si.o].