contortio
Latin
Etymology
contortus, perfect passive participle of contorqueō (“to turn, contort”) + -tiō
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔnˈtɔr.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kon̪ˈt̪ɔr.t̪͡s̪i.o]
Noun
contortiō f (genitive contortiōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | contortiō | contortiōnēs |
| genitive | contortiōnis | contortiōnum |
| dative | contortiōnī | contortiōnibus |
| accusative | contortiōnem | contortiōnēs |
| ablative | contortiōne | contortiōnibus |
| vocative | contortiō | contortiōnēs |
References
- “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