LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

prōflīgātiō

prōflīgātiō m (genitive prōflīgātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. Late Latindestruction, ruin
  2. Late Latina reckoning, paying out, settling (of a debt)
  3. Late Latina squandering, wasting

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōflīgātiōprōflīgātiōnēs
genitiveprōflīgātiōnisprōflīgātiōnum
dativeprōflīgātiōnīprōflīgātiōnibus
accusativeprōflīgātiōnemprōflīgātiōnēs
ablativeprōflīgātiōneprōflīgātiōnibus
vocativeprōflīgātiōprōflīgātiōnēs

prōflīgātĭo, ōnis, f. 1. profligo.
I. Ruin, destruction (post-class.): bonorum profligatio, Aus. Per. Od. 2.—
II. A settling, collection: debitorum, Cod. Th. 6, 30, 10; Novell. Th. 2, 26 pr.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōflīgātiō From prōflīgō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishprofligation

Quick answers

What does prōflīgātiō mean in Latin?
prōflīgātiō, a noun, means “destruction, ruin; a reckoning, paying out, settling (of a debt); a squandering, wasting”.
What is the genitive of prōflīgātiō?
The genitive singular is prōflīgātiōnis. prōflīgātiō is masculine, third declension.