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trānslātiō

trānslātiō f (genitive trānslātiōnis)
Classical[trãːsˈɫaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[tranzˈlat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. Translation of text from one language to another
  2. A transfer from a literal to a figurative meaning; a metaphor (compare the Ancient Greek μεταφορά with the same senses)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrānslātiōtrānslātiōnēs
genitivetrānslātiōnistrānslātiōnum
dativetrānslātiōnītrānslātiōnibus
accusativetrānslātiōnemtrānslātiōnēs
ablativetrānslātiōnetrānslātiōnibus
vocativetrānslātiōtrānslātiōnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

translatio
a metaphor.
continua translatio (Or. 27. 94)
an allegory; continuous metaphor.
interpretatio, translatio (not versio or conversio)
the process of translation.

translātĭo or trālātĭo, ōnis, f. transfero,
I. a carrying or removing from one place to another, a transporting, transferring.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: pecuniarum translatio a justis dominis ad alienos, Cic. Off. 1, 14, 43: domicilii, removal, Suet. Ner. 9. —
B. In partic., of plants, a transplanting, ingrafting, Plin. 17, 11, 14, § 75; Col. 3, 10, 20; Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 3.—
C. A pouring out into another vessel, Col. 12, 52, 11. —
II. Trop.
A. In gen.: criminis, a transferring, shifling off, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 42, § 91; cf. id. Inv. 1, 8, 10; 2, 19, 57; Quint. 3, 6, 23; 3, 6, 38 sq. —
B. In partic.
1. Of speech or writing, a version, translation into another language, Quint. 1, 4, 18; Hier. Ep. 99, 1; Aug. Retract. 1, 7, 2; Greg. Mag. in Job, 12, 6.—
b. A transfer to a figurative signification, a trope, metaphor: translationes audaciores, Cic. de Or. 3, 38, 156 sq.: durior ... verecunda, id. ib. 3, 41, 165; id. Or. 25, 85; Auct. Her. 4, 34, 45; Quint. 8, 6, 4 sq. al.—
2. In gram., a transposition.
a. Of letters, metathesis, Don. p. 1773 P.; Diom. p. 437 ib.—
b. Of words: id verborum translatione emendatur, Quint. 7, 9, 9.

Origins

From the supine stem of trānsferō (“to transfer, carry over”) + -tiō.

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Quick answers

What does trānslātiō mean in Latin?
trānslātiō, a noun, means “Translation of text from one language to another; A transfer from a literal to a figurative meaning; a metaphor (compare the Ancient Greek μεταφορά with the same senses)”.
What is the genitive of trānslātiō?
The genitive singular is trānslātiōnis. trānslātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce trānslātiō?
In classical Latin, [trãːsˈɫaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tranzˈlat.t͡si.o].