exploratio

Latin

Etymology

explōrō (“to explore, investigate”) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ek.sploːˈraː.ti.oː/, [ɛks̠pɫ̪oːˈräːt̪ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ek.sploˈra.t͡si.o/, [ɛksplɔˈräːt̪͡s̪iɔ]

Noun

explōrātiō f (genitive explōrātiōnis); third declension

  1. an examination, exploration
  2. (military) spying

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative explōrātiō explōrātiōnēs
Genitive explōrātiōnis explōrātiōnum
Dative explōrātiōnī explōrātiōnibus
Accusative explōrātiōnem explōrātiōnēs
Ablative explōrātiōne explōrātiōnibus
Vocative explōrātiō explōrātiōnēs

Descendants
  • Italian: esplorazione
  • Spanish: exploración

References
  • exploratio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • exploratio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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