indictio

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From indīcō +‎ -tiō, from in (in, at, on; into) + dīcō (affirm, declare).

Pronunciation

Noun

indictiō f (genitive indictiōnis); third declension

  1. a declaration (in general)
  2. a declaration or imposition of a tax
  3. a Roman indiction (tax cycle usually of fifteen years)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative indictiō indictiōnēs
genitive indictiōnis indictiōnum
dative indictiōnī indictiōnibus
accusative indictiōnem indictiōnēs
ablative indictiōne indictiōnibus
vocative indictiō indictiōnēs

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: ἰνδικτίων (indiktíōn)

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