electio

Latin

Etymology

From ēligō +‎ -tiō.

Noun

ēlēctiō f (genitive ēlēctiōnis); third declension

  1. choice, selection
  2. election (of believers to Salvation)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ēlēctiō ēlēctiōnēs
genitive ēlēctiōnis ēlēctiōnum
dative ēlēctiōnī ēlēctiōnibus
accusative ēlēctiōnem ēlēctiōnēs
ablative ēlēctiōne ēlēctiōnibus
vocative ēlēctiō ēlēctiōnēs

Descendants

  • Possibly calqued on the model of Old Pt. leição < lēctiō:
    • Galician: eleizón
    • Portuguese: eleição
  • Borrowed:

References

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