ablutio

Latin

Etymology

From abluō (I wash off, cleanse) +‎ -tiō, from ab (from, away from) + luō (I wash, cleanse).

Pronunciation

Noun

ablūtiō f (genitive ablūtiōnis); third declension

  1. washing, cleansing, ablution

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ablūtiō ablūtiōnēs
genitive ablūtiōnis ablūtiōnum
dative ablūtiōnī ablūtiōnibus
accusative ablūtiōnem ablūtiōnēs
ablative ablūtiōne ablūtiōnibus
vocative ablūtiō ablūtiōnēs

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Catalan: ablució
  • French: ablution
  • Galician: ablución
  • Italian: abluzione
  • Old French: ablution
    • Middle English: ablucioun
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ablusjon
  • Portuguese: ablução
  • Romanian: abluțiune
  • Spanish: ablución

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