LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

modulātiō

modulātiō f (genitive modulātiōnis)
Classical[mɔ.dʊˈɫaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[mo.duˈlat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a regular measure, rhythmical measure, modulation
  2. singing and playing, melody, in poetry and music

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemodulātiōmodulātiōnēs
genitivemodulātiōnismodulātiōnum
dativemodulātiōnīmodulātiōnibus
accusativemodulātiōnemmodulātiōnēs
ablativemodulātiōnemodulātiōnibus
vocativemodulātiōmodulātiōnēs

mŏdŭlātĭo, ōnis, f. modulor,
I. a regular measure (post-Aug.).
I. In gen.: operis modulationes, Vitr. 5, 9, 3: dorica, id. 5, 9, 2: incedendi, a marching to time, Gell. 1, 11, 18.—
II. In partic., a rhythmical measure, modulation; hence, singing and playing, melody, in poetry and music, Quint. 9, 4, 139: modulatione produci aut corripi (verba), id. 9, 4, 89: modulatio pedum, id. 1, 6, 2: scenica, id. 11, 3, 57: vocis, melody, id. 11, 3, 59: musica, Aus. Ep. 25, 13.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin modulātiō From modulor (“measure, beat time”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanmodulació
  • Englishmodulation
  • Frenchmodulation
  • Italianmodulazione
  • Occitanmodulacion
  • Portuguesemodulação
  • Romanianmodulație
  • Spanishmodulación
  • Galicianmodulación
  • Hungarianmoduláció

In English words that came into English from modulātiō

  • modulationmodulātiō

Quick answers

What does modulātiō mean in Latin?
modulātiō, a noun, means “a regular measure, rhythmical measure, modulation; singing and playing, melody, in poetry and music”.
What is the genitive of modulātiō?
The genitive singular is modulātiōnis. modulātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce modulātiō?
In classical Latin, [mɔ.dʊˈɫaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mo.duˈlat.t͡si.o].