LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

nōmenclātiō

nōmenclātiō f (genitive nōmenclātiōnis)
Classical[noː.mɛŋˈkɫaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[no.meŋˈklat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a calling by name

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenōmenclātiōnōmenclātiōnēs
genitivenōmenclātiōnisnōmenclātiōnum
dativenōmenclātiōnīnōmenclātiōnibus
accusativenōmenclātiōnemnōmenclātiōnēs
ablativenōmenclātiōnenōmenclātiōnibus
vocativenōmenclātiōnōmenclātiōnēs

nōmenclātĭo, ōnis, f. nomen-calo,
I. a calling by name (very rare).
I. Of persons, Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 11, 41.—
II. Of things: vitium, a list, catalogue, Col. 3, 2, 31.

Origins

From nōmen (“name”) + calātiō (“calling”), from calō (“to call”). Compare nōmenclātor.

Quick answers

What does nōmenclātiō mean in Latin?
nōmenclātiō, a noun, means “a calling by name”.
What is the genitive of nōmenclātiō?
The genitive singular is nōmenclātiōnis. nōmenclātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce nōmenclātiō?
In classical Latin, [noː.mɛŋˈkɫaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [no.meŋˈklat.t͡si.o].