LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

operātiō

operātiō f (genitive operātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. operation
  2. activity
  3. effect, result

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoperātiōoperātiōnēs
genitiveoperātiōnisoperātiōnum
dativeoperātiōnīoperātiōnibus
accusativeoperātiōnemoperātiōnēs
ablativeoperātiōneoperātiōnibus
vocativeoperātiōoperātiōnēs

ŏpĕrātĭo, ōnis, f. operor,
I. a working, work, labor, operation (not in Cic. or Cæs.).
I. In gen.: insidiantur aquantibus (apibus) ranae, quae maxima earum est operatio, cum sobolem faciunt, Plin. 11, 18, 19, § 61; 11, 24, 28, § 80; Vitr. 2, 9.—
II. In partic.
A. A religious performance, service, or solemnity, a bringing of offerings: operationes denicales, offerings, Fest. s. v. privatae feriae, p. 242 Müll.; Inscr. a. 286, p. Chr. ap. Orell. 2234.—
B. In Christian authors, beneficence, charity, Lact. 6, 12; Prud. Psych. 573.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin operātiō From operor + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanoperació
  • Englishoperation
  • Frenchouvraison
  • Frenchopération
  • Romanianoperațiefrom French opération
  • GermanOperation
  • Italianoperazione
  • Occitanoperacion
  • Portugueseoperação
  • Spanishoperación

Quick answers

What does operātiō mean in Latin?
operātiō, a noun, means “operation; activity; effect, result”.
What is the genitive of operātiō?
The genitive singular is operātiōnis. operātiō is feminine, third declension.