LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

litātiō

litātiō f (genitive litātiōnis)
Classical[lɪˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[liˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a propitiation, a successful sacrifice

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelitātiōlitātiōnēs
genitivelitātiōnislitātiōnum
dativelitātiōnīlitātiōnibus
accusativelitātiōnemlitātiōnēs
ablativelitātiōnelitātiōnibus
vocativelitātiōlitātiōnēs

lĭtātĭo, ōnis, f. lito,
I. a fortunate or successful sacrifice, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 100: per dies aliquot hostiae majores sine litatione caesae, diuque non impetrata pax deorum, Liv. 27, 23, 4: sacrificare, id. 41, 15, 4; Inscr. Fratr. Arval. ap. Orell. 2271.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin litātiō From litō (“to obtain good omens”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does litātiō mean in Latin?
litātiō, a noun, means “a propitiation, a successful sacrifice”.
What is the genitive of litātiō?
The genitive singular is litātiōnis. litātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce litātiō?
In classical Latin, [lɪˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [liˈtat.t͡si.o].