LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

rotātiō

rotātiō f (genitive rotātiōnis)
Classical[rɔˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[roˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. rotation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerotātiōrotātiōnēs
genitiverotātiōnisrotātiōnum
dativerotātiōnīrotātiōnibus
accusativerotātiōnemrotātiōnēs
ablativerotātiōnerotātiōnibus
vocativerotātiōrotātiōnēs

rŏtātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a wheeling or turning about in a circle, rotation: circini, Vitr. 10, 3 init. et fin.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin rotātiō From rotō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Spanishrodazón
  • Catalanrotació
  • Englishrotation
  • Frenchrotation
  • Romanianrotațiefrom French rotation
  • Italianrotazione
  • Portugueserotação
  • Spanishrotación
  • Turkishrotasyonfrom French rotation
  • Russianротация

Quick answers

What does rotātiō mean in Latin?
rotātiō, a noun, means “rotation”.
What is the genitive of rotātiō?
The genitive singular is rotātiōnis. rotātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce rotātiō?
In classical Latin, [rɔˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [roˈtat.t͡si.o].