LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

pollūtiō

pollūtiō f (genitive pollūtiōnis)

Meaning

  1. pollution, contamination, defilement

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepollūtiōpollūtiōnēs
genitivepollūtiōnispollūtiōnum
dativepollūtiōnīpollūtiōnibus
accusativepollūtiōnempollūtiōnēs
ablativepollūtiōnepollūtiōnibus
vocativepollūtiōpollūtiōnēs

pollūtĭo, ōnis, f. polluo,
I. defilement, contamination, pollution, Pall. 9, 10: peccati, Vulg. Judith, 13, 20.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin pollūtiō From polluō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanpol·lució
  • Englishpollution
  • Frenchpollution
  • Italianpolluzione
  • Portuguesepolução
  • Portuguesepoluição
  • Romanianpoluție
  • Spanishpolución
  • Galicianpolución
  • Polishpolucja

Quick answers

What does pollūtiō mean in Latin?
pollūtiō, a noun, means “pollution, contamination, defilement”.
What is the genitive of pollūtiō?
The genitive singular is pollūtiōnis. pollūtiō is feminine, third declension.