noun · femininethird declension

petrificātiō

petrificātiō f (genitive petrificātiōnis)

Classical[pɛ.trɪ.fɪˈkaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[pe.tri.fiˈkat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

New Latinpetrification

Declension

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	petrificātiō	petrificātiōnēs
genitive	petrificātiōnis	petrificātiōnum
dative	petrificātiōnī	petrificātiōnibus
accusative	petrificātiōnem	petrificātiōnēs
ablative	petrificātiōne	petrificātiōnibus
vocative	petrificātiō	petrificātiōnēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin petrificātiō From petrificō (“to petrify”) + -tiō (“-ation”).

Descendants

Frenchpétrification
Italianpetrificazione
Portuguesepetrificação
Spanishpetrificación

Quick answers

What does petrificātiō mean in Latin?

petrificātiō, a noun, means “petrification”.

What is the genitive of petrificātiō?

The genitive singular is petrificātiōnis. petrificātiō is feminine, third declension.

How do you pronounce petrificātiō?

In classical Latin, [pɛ.trɪ.fɪˈkaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.tri.fiˈkat.t͡si.o].