LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

spectātiō

spectātiō f (genitive spectātiōnis)
Classical[spɛkˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[spekˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. sight, spectacle
  2. examination, inspection
  3. figurativelyrespect, regard, consideration

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespectātiōspectātiōnēs
genitivespectātiōnisspectātiōnum
dativespectātiōnīspectātiōnibus
accusativespectātiōnemspectātiōnēs
ablativespectātiōnespectātiōnibus
vocativespectātiōspectātiōnēs

spectātĭo, ōnis, f. specto,
I. a looking, beholding, contemplation of a thing, a sight, view (rare but class.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen., absol.: homo ad artificem suum (deum) spectat: quam spectationem Trismegistus θεωρίαν rectissime nominavit, Lact. 7, 9 med.: apparatūs spectatio, Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 2: animum levare spectatione, id. Att. 13, 44, 2.—Plur.: quae scenicis moribus ad spectationes populo comparantur, Vitr. 10 praef.—*
B. In partic., an examining, proving, testing of money: pecuniae, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 78, § 181.—*
II. Trop., respect, regard, consideration: Macedonicum bellum nomine amplius quam spectatione gentis fuit, Flor. 2, 7, 3.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin spectātiō From spectō (“to watch, observe; to examine”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does spectātiō mean in Latin?
spectātiō, a noun, means “sight, spectacle; examination, inspection; respect, regard, consideration”.
What is the genitive of spectātiō?
The genitive singular is spectātiōnis. spectātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce spectātiō?
In classical Latin, [spɛkˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [spekˈtat.t͡si.o].