contortio

Latin

Etymology

contortus, perfect passive participle of contorqueō (to turn, contort) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation

Noun

contortiō f (genitive contortiōnis); third declension

  1. intricacy

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