LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

mōlītiō1

mōlītiō f (genitive mōlītiōnis)

Meaning

  1. undertaking, project of construction or labor, building
  2. demolition

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemōlītiōmōlītiōnēs
genitivemōlītiōnismōlītiōnum
dativemōlītiōnīmōlītiōnibus
accusativemōlītiōnemmōlītiōnēs
ablativemōlītiōnemōlītiōnibus
vocativemōlītiōmōlītiōnēs

mōlītĭo, ōnis, f. molior,
I. a putting in motion, moving, removing; a laborious undertaking, preparation, contrivance (rare but class.): molitio agrorum, a working, ploughing, digging, Col. prooem.: terrena, id. 11, 2, 98: facilis molitio eorum valli erat, a tearing out, demolishing, Liv. 33, 5, 6; a building, making, of the creation of the world, Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 19.—In gen., an enterprise, undertaking, Amm. 14, 9, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin mōlītiō From mōlior (“to undertake, work at, construct”) + -tiō.

noun · femininethird declension
molitiō2
molitiō f (genitive molitiōnis)

Meaning

  1. grinding, milling

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemolitiōmolitiōnēs
genitivemolitiōnismolitiōnum
dativemolitiōnīmolitiōnibus
accusativemolitiōnemmolitiōnēs
ablativemolitiōnemolitiōnibus
vocativemolitiōmolitiōnēs

mŏlĭtĭo, ōnis, f. molo,
I. a grinding (late Lat.), Ambros. Serm. 29.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mélh₂ti
  3. Proto-Italic*melō
  4. Latinmolitiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin molitiō From molō (“to grind, mill”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does mōlītiō mean in Latin?
mōlītiō, a noun, means “undertaking, project of construction or labor, building; demolition”.
What is the genitive of mōlītiō?
The genitive singular is mōlītiōnis. mōlītiō is feminine, third declension.