LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

spoliātiō

spoliātiō f (genitive spoliātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. robbing, plundering

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespoliātiōspoliātiōnēs
genitivespoliātiōnisspoliātiōnum
dativespoliātiōnīspoliātiōnibus
accusativespoliātiōnemspoliātiōnēs
ablativespoliātiōnespoliātiōnibus
vocativespoliātiōspoliātiōnēs

spŏlĭātĭo, ōnis, f. spolio,
I. a pillaging, robbing, plundering, spoliation (class.).
I. Lit.: in tantā spoliatione omnium rerum, Cic. Sest. 21, 47: sacrorum, Liv. 29, 8, 9.— Plur.: spoliationes fanorum atque oppidorum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 59, § 132; id. Agr. 1, 3, 9. —
II. Trop.: consulatūs, Cic. Mur. 40, 87: dignitatis, id. Phil. 2, 11, 27.

Origins

spoliāre + -tiō, from spolium (“skin, hide, fell”) + -āre.

Descendants
  • Englishspoliation
  • Italianspoliazione
  • Italianspogliazione
  • Sicilianspugghiazziuni

In English words that came into English from spoliātiō

  • spoliationspoliātiō

Quick answers

What does spoliātiō mean in Latin?
spoliātiō, a noun, means “robbing, plundering”.
What is the genitive of spoliātiō?
The genitive singular is spoliātiōnis. spoliātiō is feminine, third declension.