LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

speculātiō

speculātiō f (genitive speculātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. watching, spying
  2. inspection, scrutiny
  3. consideration
  4. speculation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespeculātiōspeculātiōnēs
genitivespeculātiōnisspeculātiōnum
dativespeculātiōnīspeculātiōnibus
accusativespeculātiōnemspeculātiōnēs
ablativespeculātiōnespeculātiōnibus
vocativespeculātiōspeculātiōnēs

spĕcŭlātĭo, ōnis, f. speculor.
I. A spying out, exploration, observation (late Lat.): speculationibus fidis doctus, Amm. 26, 10, 4; 27, 2, 4: turris speculationis, Greg. Mag. in Job, 31, 85.—
II. A contemplation, speculation, Boëth. Consol. Phil. 4, 1; 5, 2; Aus. Mos. 326.

Origins

  1. Old Latinspeciō
  2. Latinspeculātiō

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin speculor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin speculātiō From speculor + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanespeculació
  • Englishspeculation
  • Frenchspéculation
  • Italianspeculazione
  • Portugueseespeculação
  • Romanianspeculație
  • Spanishespeculación
  • Galicianespeculación
  • Russianспекуля́ция

Quick answers

What does speculātiō mean in Latin?
speculātiō, a noun, means “watching, spying; inspection, scrutiny; consideration”.
What is the genitive of speculātiō?
The genitive singular is speculātiōnis. speculātiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does speculātiō come from?
Old Latin speciō → Latin speculātiō.