LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

meliōrātiō

meliōrātiō f (genitive meliōrātiōnis)
Classical[mɛ.li.oːˈraː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[me.li.oˈrat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. melioration (improvement)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemeliōrātiōmeliōrātiōnēs
genitivemeliōrātiōnismeliōrātiōnum
dativemeliōrātiōnīmeliōrātiōnibus
accusativemeliōrātiōnemmeliōrātiōnēs
ablativemeliōrātiōnemeliōrātiōnibus
vocativemeliōrātiōmeliōrātiōnēs

mĕlĭōrātĭo, ōnis, f. melioro,
I. a bettering, improvement, melioration (post-class.), Cod. Just. 4, 66, 2; 2, 19, 24.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin meliōrātiō From meliōrō (“to improve, make better”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does meliōrātiō mean in Latin?
meliōrātiō, a noun, means “melioration (improvement)”.
What is the genitive of meliōrātiō?
The genitive singular is meliōrātiōnis. meliōrātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce meliōrātiō?
In classical Latin, [mɛ.li.oːˈraː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [me.li.oˈrat.t͡si.o].