LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

lībrātiō

lībrātiō f (genitive lībrātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. levelling
  2. level (horizontal position)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelībrātiōlībrātiōnēs
genitivelībrātiōnislībrātiōnum
dativelībrātiōnīlībrātiōnibus
accusativelībrātiōnemlībrātiōnēs
ablativelībrātiōnelībrātiōnibus
vocativelībrātiōlībrātiōnēs

lībrātĭo, ōnis, f. libro.
I. A making level, levelling: fortasse qui Archimedis libros legit, dicet non posse fieri veram ex aqua librationem, Vitr. 8, 6, 3.—
II. A horizontal position, level: circa terrae librationem, Vitr. 6, 1, 5.—
III. A hurling off, hurling, slinging, Diom. p. 473 P.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin lībrātiō From lībrō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishlibration
  • Frenchlibration
  • Italianlibrazione
  • Portugueselibração
  • Romanianlibrație
  • Spanishlibración
  • Armenianլիբրացիաfrom Russian либра́ция

Quick answers

What does lībrātiō mean in Latin?
lībrātiō, a noun, means “levelling; level (horizontal position)”.
What is the genitive of lībrātiō?
The genitive singular is lībrātiōnis. lībrātiō is feminine, third declension.