LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

prōpāgātiō

prōpāgātiō f (genitive prōpāgātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. propagation
  2. reproduction
  3. extension, enlargement, prolongation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōpāgātiōprōpāgātiōnēs
genitiveprōpāgātiōnisprōpāgātiōnum
dativeprōpāgātiōnīprōpāgātiōnibus
accusativeprōpāgātiōnemprōpāgātiōnēs
ablativeprōpāgātiōneprōpāgātiōnibus
vocativeprōpāgātiōprōpāgātiōnēs

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

prō^pāgātĭo, ōnis, f. 1. propago,
I. a propagating, propagation.
I. Lit. (class.): propagatio vitium, Cic. Sen. 15, 53: propagationum genera tria sunt in usu maxime, Col. Arb. 7: propagationes facere, Dig. 19, 2, 24.—
B. Transf.: quae propagatio et soboles origo est rerum publicarum, Cic. Off. 1, 17, 54.—
II. Trop.
1. An extending, prolonging; an extension, enlargement, prolongation (class.): finium imperii nostri propagatio, Cic. Prov. Cons. 12, 29: miserrimi temporis, id. Fam. 5, 15, 3: vitae, id. Tusc. 1, 35, 86: victoriam, triumphum, propagationem imperii portandi, Liv. 42, 30, 9. —
2. An establishing, honoring: nominis, Cic. Tusc. 1, 14, 31.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōpāgātiō From prōpāgō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanpropagació
  • Englishpropagation
  • Frenchpropagation
  • Italianpropagazione
  • Occitanpropagacion
  • Portuguesepropagação
  • Romanianpropagație
  • Spanishpropagación
  • Galicianpropagación

Quick answers

What does prōpāgātiō mean in Latin?
prōpāgātiō, a noun, means “propagation; reproduction; extension, enlargement, prolongation”.
What is the genitive of prōpāgātiō?
The genitive singular is prōpāgātiōnis. prōpāgātiō is feminine, third declension.