LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

tentātiō

tentātiō f (genitive tentātiōnis)
Classical[tɛnˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[tenˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. temptation
  2. trial, proof

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetentātiōtentātiōnēs
genitivetentātiōnistentātiōnum
dativetentātiōnītentātiōnibus
accusativetentātiōnemtentātiōnēs
ablativetentātiōnetentātiōnibus
vocativetentātiōtentātiōnēs

tentātĭo, ōnis, f. id.. *
I. An attack: valetudinem tuam jam confirmatam esse et a vetere morbo et a novis tentationibus, gaudeo, Cic. Att. 10, 17, 2.—
II. A trial, proof: perseverantiae, Liv. 4, 42, 4; 41, 23, 14.—
III. Temptation (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Matt. 6, 13 et saep.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tentātiō From tentō + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from tentātiō

  • tentationtentātiō

Quick answers

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