LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

volūtātiō

volūtātiō f (genitive volūtātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. wallowing
  2. instability

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevolūtātiōvolūtātiōnēs
genitivevolūtātiōnisvolūtātiōnum
dativevolūtātiōnīvolūtātiōnibus
accusativevolūtātiōnemvolūtātiōnēs
ablativevolūtātiōnevolūtātiōnibus
vocativevolūtātiōvolūtātiōnēs

vŏlūtātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a rolling about, wallowing.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: totis volutationibus corporis aliquid persequi, Cic. Pis. 34, 83: in luto, Plin. 8, 51, 77, § 207: pulverea athletarum, Tert. Pall. 4: caecā quādam volutatione contrahi undas, Sen. Prov. 1, 4: lapidis, Pall. Jun. 1.—
B. In partic., in mal. part., Petr. 95; Sen. Contr. 1, 2 med.—
II. Trop. (post-Aug.). *
A. Restlessness, disquiet: nusquam residentis animi, Sen. Tranq. 2, 8.—*
B. Instability: tanta rerum humanarum, Sen. Ep. 99, 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin volūtātiō From volūtō + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does volūtātiō mean in Latin?
volūtātiō, a noun, means “wallowing; instability”.
What is the genitive of volūtātiō?
The genitive singular is volūtātiōnis. volūtātiō is feminine, third declension.