molitio

Latin

Etymology 1

From mōlior (“to undertake, work at, construct”) +‎ -tiō.

Noun

mōlītiō f (genitive mōlītiōnis); third declension

  1. undertaking, project of construction or labor, building
  2. demolition
Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative mōlītiō mōlītiōnēs
genitive mōlītiōnis mōlītiōnum
dative mōlītiōnī mōlītiōnibus
accusative mōlītiōnem mōlītiōnēs
ablative mōlītiōne mōlītiōnibus
vocative mōlītiō mōlītiōnēs

Etymology 2

From molō (“to grind, mill”) +‎ -tiō.

Noun

molitiō f (genitive molitiōnis); third declension

  1. grinding, milling
Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative molitiō molitiōnēs
genitive molitiōnis molitiōnum
dative molitiōnī molitiōnibus
accusative molitiōnem molitiōnēs
ablative molitiōne molitiōnibus
vocative molitiō molitiōnēs

References

  • “molitio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “molitio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "molitio", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • molitio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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