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noun · femininethird declension

prōluviō

prōluviō f (genitive prōluviōnis)
Classical[proːˈɫʊ.wi.oː]Ecclesiastical[proˈluː.vi.o]

Meaning

  1. inundation, flood

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōluviōprōluviōnēs
genitiveprōluviōnisprōluviōnum
dativeprōluviōnīprōluviōnibus
accusativeprōluviōnemprōluviōnēs
ablativeprōluviōneprōluviōnibus
vocativeprōluviōprōluviōnēs

prōlŭvĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. an inundation, App. de Mundo, p. 73, 33.

Origins

From prōluō (“wash out, wash away, flood”) + -iō, from prō- + luō (“wash”).

Quick answers

What does prōluviō mean in Latin?
prōluviō, a noun, means “inundation, flood”.
What is the genitive of prōluviō?
The genitive singular is prōluviōnis. prōluviō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōluviō?
In classical Latin, [proːˈɫʊ.wi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈluː.vi.o].