LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

praestātiō

praestātiō f (genitive praestātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. a guaranty, warranty
  2. a payment (of what is due)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraestātiōpraestātiōnēs
genitivepraestātiōnispraestātiōnum
dativepraestātiōnīpraestātiōnibus
accusativepraestātiōnempraestātiōnēs
ablativepraestātiōnepraestātiōnibus
vocativepraestātiōpraestātiōnēs

praestātĭo, ōnis, f. 2. praesto.
I. Lit., a guaranty, warranty (post-Aug.): ut ad praestationem scribant, if they pledge themselves for the truth of what they write, Sen. Brev. Vit. 13, 9; Dig. 45, 1, 2.—
II. Transf., in gen., payment of any thing due (post-class.): remittere, Vulg. 1 Macc. 10, 28: praestatio dotis, Dig. 31, 1, 35: vectigalium, ib. 10, 3, 7: usumfructum locare sub certā annuā praestatione, Cod. Just. 3, 33, 10: fiscalium praestationum exactores, Firm. Math. 4, 3; 6, 3.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin praestātiō From praestō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanprestació
  • Englishprestation
  • Frenchprestation
  • Italianprestazione
  • Portugueseprestação
  • Romanianprestație
  • Spanishprestación
  • Sicilianpristazziuni
  • Swedishprestation

In English words that came into English from praestātiō

  • prestationpraestātiō

Quick answers

What does praestātiō mean in Latin?
praestātiō, a noun, means “a guaranty, warranty; a payment (of what is due)”.
What is the genitive of praestātiō?
The genitive singular is praestātiōnis. praestātiō is feminine, third declension.