contortio
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]contortus, perfect passive participle of contorqueō (“to turn, contort”) + -tiō
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /konˈtor.ti.oː/, [kɔn̪ˈt̪ɔrt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /konˈtor.t͡si.o/, [kon̪ˈt̪ɔrt̪͡s̪io]
Noun
[edit]contortiō f (genitive contortiōnis); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | contortiō | contortiōnēs |
Genitive | contortiōnis | contortiōnum |
Dative | contortiōnī | contortiōnibus |
Accusative | contortiōnem | contortiōnēs |
Ablative | contortiōne | contortiōnibus |
Vocative | contortiō | contortiōnēs |
References
[edit]- “contortio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “contortio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers