LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

lūnātiō

lūnātiō f (genitive lūnātiōnis)
Classical[ɫuːˈnaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[luˈnat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinlunar month, lunation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelūnātiōlūnātiōnēs
genitivelūnātiōnislūnātiōnum
dativelūnātiōnīlūnātiōnibus
accusativelūnātiōnemlūnātiōnēs
ablativelūnātiōnelūnātiōnibus
vocativelūnātiōlūnātiōnēs

Origins

From lūn(ā)- (“bend in a crescent”) + -tiō, from lūna (“moon”).

Descendants
  • Frenchlunaison
  • Italianlunazione
  • Portugueselunação
  • Englishlunation

In English words that came into English from lūnātiō

  • lunationlūnātiō

Quick answers

What does lūnātiō mean in Latin?
lūnātiō, a noun, means “lunar month, lunation”.
What is the genitive of lūnātiō?
The genitive singular is lūnātiōnis. lūnātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce lūnātiō?
In classical Latin, [ɫuːˈnaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [luˈnat.t͡si.o].