LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

lū̆ctātiō

lū̆ctātiō f (genitive lū̆ctātiōnis)
Classical[ɫuːkˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[lukˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. wrestling
  2. struggle, contest, fight

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelū̆ctātiōlū̆ctātiōnēs
genitivelū̆ctātiōnislū̆ctātiōnum
dativelū̆ctātiōnīlū̆ctātiōnibus
accusativelū̆ctātiōnemlū̆ctātiōnēs
ablativelū̆ctātiōnelū̆ctātiōnibus
vocativelū̆ctātiōlū̆ctātiōnēs

luctātĭo, ōnis, f. luctor,
I. a wrestling.
I. Lit.: sine adversario nulla luctatio est, Cic. Fat. 13, 30: quid prodest multos vincere luctatione vel caestu, ab iracundia vinci, Sen. Ep. 88, 19; Hyg. Fab. 273; Scrib. 101.—
B. Transf., a struggle, contest, fight: tetra ibi luctatio erat, Liv. 21, 36, 7; Sen. Q. N. 5, 13, 1: plurium ventorum inter ipsos, id. ib. 7, 9, 2; cf. Cic. Leg. 2, 15, 38.—
II. Trop., of mental or moral wrestling, a struggle, contest: nam cum Academicis incerta luctatio est, qui nihil affirmant, Cic. Fin. 2, 14, 43; id. Fat. 6, 12; Lact. 2, 19, 2: una tamen veluti luctatio civitatis fuit, pugnantis cum Caesare senatus populique Romani, ut, etc., Vell. 2, 124, 2: una nobis et magna et praecipua cum carne est, Lact. 4, 25, 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Latin lū̆ctor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin lū̆ctātiō From lū̆ctor + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishluctation

In English words that came into English from lū̆ctātiō

  • luctationlū̆ctātiō

Quick answers

What does lū̆ctātiō mean in Latin?
lū̆ctātiō, a noun, means “wrestling; struggle, contest, fight”.
What is the genitive of lū̆ctātiō?
The genitive singular is lū̆ctātiōnis. lū̆ctātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce lū̆ctātiō?
In classical Latin, [ɫuːkˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lukˈtat.t͡si.o].