LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

praedātiō

praedātiō f (genitive praedātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. the taking of booty, plundering; predation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraedātiōpraedātiōnēs
genitivepraedātiōnispraedātiōnum
dativepraedātiōnīpraedātiōnibus
accusativepraedātiōnempraedātiōnēs
ablativepraedātiōnepraedātiōnibus
vocativepraedātiōpraedātiōnēs

praedātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a taking of booty, plundering, pillaging (post-Aug.).— In plur.: latrociniis ac praedationibus infestato mari, Vell. 2, 73, 3; Tac. A. 12, 29. —In sing., Lact. 5, 9; Vulg. Isa. 9, 5.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin praedātiō From praedor + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishpredation
  • Frenchprédation
  • Italianpredazione
  • Portuguesepredação
  • Romanianprădăciune
  • Spanishpredación
  • Aromanianprãdãciuni
  • Indonesianpredasifrom Dutch predatie

In English words that came into English from praedātiō

  • predationpraedātiō

Quick answers

What does praedātiō mean in Latin?
praedātiō, a noun, means “the taking of booty, plundering; predation”.
What is the genitive of praedātiō?
The genitive singular is praedātiōnis. praedātiō is feminine, third declension.