LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

mercātiō

mercātiō f (genitive mercātiōnis)
Classical[mɛrˈkaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[merˈkat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a dealing in wares, a trading

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemercātiōmercātiōnēs
genitivemercātiōnismercātiōnum
dativemercātiōnīmercātiōnibus
accusativemercātiōnemmercātiōnēs
ablativemercātiōnemercātiōnibus
vocativemercātiōmercātiōnēs

mercātĭo, ōnis, f. mercor,
I. a dealing in wares, mercantile dealing (post-class.): pecunia in mercationibus perdita, in mercantile speculations, Gell. 3, 3, 14; Firm. Math. 3, 8 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*merks
  2. Latinmercātiō

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin mercor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin mercātiō From mercor (“to trade, seel”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does mercātiō mean in Latin?
mercātiō, a noun, means “a dealing in wares, a trading”.
What is the genitive of mercātiō?
The genitive singular is mercātiōnis. mercātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mercātiō?
In classical Latin, [mɛrˈkaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [merˈkat.t͡si.o].
Where does mercātiō come from?
Proto-Italic *merks → Latin mercātiō.