LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

temptātiō

temptātiō f (genitive temptātiōnis)
Classical[tɛmpˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[tempˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. trial, temptation

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetemptātiōtemptātiōnēs
genitivetemptātiōnistemptātiōnum
dativetemptātiōnītemptātiōnibus
accusativetemptātiōnemtemptātiōnēs
ablativetemptātiōnetemptātiōnibus
vocativetemptātiōtemptātiōnēs

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

temptātiō (tent-) ōnis, f
tempto, an attack : valetudo confirmata a novis temptationibus.— An attempt, trial, proof : perseverantiae, L.: abolendi magistratūs, L.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin temptātiō From temptō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalantemptació
  • Italiantentazione
  • Occitantemtason
  • Frenchtentationfrom Old French temptacion
  • Romaniantentațiefrom Old French temptacion
  • Englishtemptationfrom Old French temptacion
  • Englishtentationfrom Old French temptacion
  • Portuguesetentação
  • Sardiniantentacione
  • Spanishtentación

Quick answers

What does temptātiō mean in Latin?
temptātiō, a noun, means “trial, temptation”.
What is the genitive of temptātiō?
The genitive singular is temptātiōnis. temptātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce temptātiō?
In classical Latin, [tɛmpˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tempˈtat.t͡si.o].