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noun · femininethird declension

trānsfōrmātiō

trānsfōrmātiō f (genitive trānsfōrmātiōnis)
Classical[trãːf.foːrˈmaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[trans.forˈmat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLatinMedieval Latintransformation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrānsfōrmātiōtrānsfōrmātiōnēs
genitivetrānsfōrmātiōnistrānsfōrmātiōnum
dativetrānsfōrmātiōnītrānsfōrmātiōnibus
accusativetrānsfōrmātiōnemtrānsfōrmātiōnēs
ablativetrānsfōrmātiōnetrānsfōrmātiōnibus
vocativetrānsfōrmātiōtrānsfōrmātiōnēs

transformātĭo, ōnis, f. transformo,
I. a change of shape, transformation (eccl. Lat.): optabilis, Aug. Trin. 15, 8 fin.

Origins

trāns- + fōrmātiō, a calque of Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis).

Descendants
  • Catalantransformació
  • Englishtransformation
  • Frenchtransformation
  • Italiantrasformazione
  • Occitantransformacion
  • Portuguesetransformação
  • Romaniantransformație
  • Spanishtransformación
  • Asturiantresformación
  • Galiciantransformación

Quick answers

What does trānsfōrmātiō mean in Latin?
trānsfōrmātiō, a noun, means “transformation”.
What is the genitive of trānsfōrmātiō?
The genitive singular is trānsfōrmātiōnis. trānsfōrmātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce trānsfōrmātiō?
In classical Latin, [trãːf.foːrˈmaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [trans.forˈmat.t͡si.o].