LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

praeparātiō

praeparātiō f (genitive praeparātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. preparation (act or result of preparing)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraeparātiōpraeparātiōnēs
genitivepraeparātiōnispraeparātiōnum
dativepraeparātiōnīpraeparātiōnibus
accusativepraeparātiōnempraeparātiōnēs
ablativepraeparātiōnepraeparātiōnibus
vocativepraeparātiōpraeparātiōnēs

praepărātĭo, ōnis, f. praeparo.
I. A getting or making ready, a preparing, preparation (class.): priusquam aggrediare, adhibenda est praeparatio diligens, Cic. Off. 1, 21, 73: provisio animi et praeparatio ad minuendum dolorem, id. Tusc. 3, 14, 30: belli, Vell. 1, 12, 6: futurae impensae, Front. Aquaed. 124: cordis, Vulg. Psa. 9, 17 (37): pugnae, id. Judith, 4, 4.—
II. Rhet., a preparation of the hearers for what is to follow, = προπαρασκευή, Quint. 7, 10, 12; 4, 2, 55; 9, 2, 17.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tio Latin praeparātiō From praeparatus + -tio.

Descendants
  • Catalanpreparació
  • Englishpreparation
  • Frenchpréparation
  • Italianpreparazione
  • Portuguesepreparação
  • Romanianpreparație
  • Spanishpreparación

In English words that came into English from praeparātiō

  • preparationpraeparātiō

Quick answers

What does praeparātiō mean in Latin?
praeparātiō, a noun, means “preparation (act or result of preparing)”.
What is the genitive of praeparātiō?
The genitive singular is praeparātiōnis. praeparātiō is feminine, third declension.