LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

optātiō

optātiō f (genitive optātiōnis)
Classical[ɔpˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[opˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. wishing, a wish
    44 BCE, Cicero, De officiis 3.94
  2. choosing, a choice

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoptātiōoptātiōnēs
genitiveoptātiōnisoptātiōnum
dativeoptātiōnīoptātiōnibus
accusativeoptātiōnemoptātiōnēs
ablativeoptātiōneoptātiōnibus
vocativeoptātiōoptātiōnēs

optātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a wishing, a wish (class.).
I. In gen.: Theseo cum tres optationes Neptunus dedisset, Cic. Off. 3, 25, 94.—
II. Rhet. fig., the expression of a wish: optatio atque exsecratio, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 205; cf. Quint. 9, 1, 32; 9, 2, 3.—
III. A choosing, choice, Symm. Ep. 1, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*opeō
  2. Proto-Italic*optos
  3. Latinoptātiō

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin optō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin optātiō From optō (“to choose, select”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishoptation
  • Dutchoptatie

Quick answers

What does optātiō mean in Latin?
optātiō, a noun, means “wishing, a wish; choosing, a choice”.
What is the genitive of optātiō?
The genitive singular is optātiōnis. optātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce optātiō?
In classical Latin, [ɔpˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [opˈtat.t͡si.o].
Where does optātiō come from?
Proto-Italic *opeō → Proto-Italic *optos → Latin optātiō.