LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

merīdiātiō

merīdiātiō f (genitive merīdiātiōnis)
Classical[mɛ.riː.diˈaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[me.ri.diˈat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. midday nap, siesta

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemerīdiātiōmerīdiātiōnēs
genitivemerīdiātiōnismerīdiātiōnum
dativemerīdiātiōnīmerīdiātiōnibus
accusativemerīdiātiōnemmerīdiātiōnēs
ablativemerīdiātiōnemerīdiātiōnibus
vocativemerīdiātiōmerīdiātiōnēs

mĕrīdĭātĭo, ōnis, f. meridio,
I. a midday nap, siesta (class.): et lucubrationes detraxi, et meridiationes addidi, Cic. Div. 2, 68, 142.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin merīdiātiō From merīdiō (“to take a siesta”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does merīdiātiō mean in Latin?
merīdiātiō, a noun, means “midday nap, siesta”.
What is the genitive of merīdiātiō?
The genitive singular is merīdiātiōnis. merīdiātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce merīdiātiō?
In classical Latin, [mɛ.riː.diˈaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [me.ri.diˈat.t͡si.o].