LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

retardātiō

retardātiō f (genitive retardātiōnis)
Classical[rɛ.tarˈdaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[re.tarˈdat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. hindering, delaying, retarding

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeretardātiōretardātiōnēs
genitiveretardātiōnisretardātiōnum
dativeretardātiōnīretardātiōnibus
accusativeretardātiōnemretardātiōnēs
ablativeretardātiōneretardātiōnibus
vocativeretardātiōretardātiōnēs

rĕtardātĭo, ōnis, f. retardo,
I. a hindering, delaying, retarding, Cic. Phil. 5, 11, 30 (with mora).— In plur., Vitr. 9, 1, 6.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin retardātiō From retardō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishretardation
  • Italianritardazione
  • Spanishretardación

Quick answers

What does retardātiō mean in Latin?
retardātiō, a noun, means “hindering, delaying, retarding”.
What is the genitive of retardātiō?
The genitive singular is retardātiōnis. retardātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce retardātiō?
In classical Latin, [rɛ.tarˈdaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [re.tarˈdat.t͡si.o].