LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

polārizātiō

polārizātiō f (genitive polārizātiōnis)
Classical[pɔ.ɫaː.rɪzˈzaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[po.la.ridˈd͡zat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. polarization
    In mundo democratico, polarizatio et populismus et incitantur et vicissim impelluntur ab amissione fiduciae in institutionibus, inter quas scientia, et ad eam perducuntur.In the democratic world, polarization and populism are both fueled and driven by, and lead to, a loss of trust in institutions, including science.2026 April 9, Peter Gluckman, Diplomatia scientifica: ab utopia ad pragmatismum, International Science Council, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2026:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepolārizātiōpolārizātiōnēs
genitivepolārizātiōnispolārizātiōnum
dativepolārizātiōnīpolārizātiōnibus
accusativepolārizātiōnempolārizātiōnēs
ablativepolārizātiōnepolārizātiōnibus
vocativepolārizātiōpolārizātiōnēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin polārizō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin polārizātiō Internationalism. By surface analysis, polārizō + -tiō. Compare French polarisation.

Quick answers

What does polārizātiō mean in Latin?
polārizātiō, a noun, means “polarization”.
What is the genitive of polārizātiō?
The genitive singular is polārizātiōnis. polārizātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce polārizātiō?
In classical Latin, [pɔ.ɫaː.rɪzˈzaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [po.la.ridˈd͡zat.t͡si.o].