LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

violātiō

violātiō f (genitive violātiōnis)
Classical[wi.ɔˈɫaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[vi.oˈlat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. violation, profanation
    curam expiandae violationis eius templi prodigia etiam sub idem tempus pluribus locis nuntiata accenderunt.Translation by Evan T. Sage The concern to atone for the violation of this temple was increased by the prodigies which were reported in numerous parts of the country at the same time.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 31.12.4

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeviolātiōviolātiōnēs
genitiveviolātiōnisviolātiōnum
dativeviolātiōnīviolātiōnibus
accusativeviolātiōnemviolātiōnēs
ablativeviolātiōneviolātiōnibus
vocativeviolātiōviolātiōnēs

vĭŏlātĭo, ōnis, f. violo,
I. an injury, profanation, violation (not in Cic. or Cæs.): templi, Liv. 29, 8, 11; 31, 12, 4: religionum, Sen. Ep. 104, 27: publica fidei, Vell. 2, 1, 5.

Origins

Latin violō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin violātiō From violō (“to treat with violence, to profane”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does violātiō mean in Latin?
violātiō, a noun, means “violation, profanation”.
What is the genitive of violātiō?
The genitive singular is violātiōnis. violātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce violātiō?
In classical Latin, [wi.ɔˈɫaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vi.oˈlat.t͡si.o].