LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

pūrificātiō

pūrificātiō f (genitive pūrificātiōnis)
Classical[puː.rɪ.fɪˈkaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[pu.ri.fiˈkat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. purification

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepūrificātiōpūrificātiōnēs
genitivepūrificātiōnispūrificātiōnum
dativepūrificātiōnīpūrificātiōnibus
accusativepūrificātiōnempūrificātiōnēs
ablativepūrificātiōnepūrificātiōnibus
vocativepūrificātiōpūrificātiōnēs

pūrĭfĭcātĭo, ōnis, f. purifico,
I. a purifying, purification (post-Aug.): laurus purificationibus adhibetur, Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 138: religionis, Mart. 8 praef.: sanguis purificationis suae, Vulg. Lev. 12, 4: purificatio, καθαρμός, Gloss. Cyril.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin pūrificātiō From pūrificō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanpurificació
  • Frenchpurification
  • Italianpurificazione
  • Occitanpurificacion
  • Portuguesepurificação
  • Romanianpurificație
  • Spanishpurificación
  • Friulianpurificazion
  • Galicianpurificación
  • Piedmontesepurificassion

In English words that came into English from pūrificātiō

  • purificationpūrificātiō

Quick answers

What does pūrificātiō mean in Latin?
pūrificātiō, a noun, means “purification”.
What is the genitive of pūrificātiō?
The genitive singular is pūrificātiōnis. pūrificātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce pūrificātiō?
In classical Latin, [puː.rɪ.fɪˈkaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pu.ri.fiˈkat.t͡si.o].