contritio

Latin

Etymology

From conterō (“grind”) +‎ -tio (abstract noun forming suffix).

Noun

contrītiō f (genitive contrītiōnis); third declension

  1. grief, contrition
  2. (Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) destruction, ruin
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.18.7:
      Os stultī contrītiō eius: et labia illīus ruīna animae eius.
      The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.
      (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative contrītiō contrītiōnēs
genitive contrītiōnis contrītiōnum
dative contrītiōnī contrītiōnibus
accusative contrītiōnem contrītiōnēs
ablative contrītiōne contrītiōnibus
vocative contrītiō contrītiōnēs

Descendants

References

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