LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

odōrātiō

odōrātiō f (genitive odōrātiōnis)
Classical[ɔ.doːˈraː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[o.doˈrat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. the action of smelling
  2. the sense of smell

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeodōrātiōodōrātiōnēs
genitiveodōrātiōnisodōrātiōnum
dativeodōrātiōnīodōrātiōnibus
accusativeodōrātiōnemodōrātiōnēs
ablativeodōrātiōneodōrātiōnibus
vocativeodōrātiōodōrātiōnēs

ŏdōrātĭo, ōnis, f. odoror.
I. Lit., a smelling, smell (very rare): qualis est haec aurium delectatio, tales sunt oculorum et tactionum et odorationum et saporum, Cic. Tusc. 4, 9, 20.—
II. Transf., the smell, the sense of smelling: odoratio in duas nares a summo artifice divisa est, Lact. Opif. D. 10.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin odōrātiō From odōror (“to smell (at)”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does odōrātiō mean in Latin?
odōrātiō, a noun, means “the action of smelling; the sense of smell”.
What is the genitive of odōrātiō?
The genitive singular is odōrātiōnis. odōrātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce odōrātiō?
In classical Latin, [ɔ.doːˈraː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.doˈrat.t͡si.o].