perditio

Latin

Etymology

From perdō (I destroy) +‎ -tiō.

Noun

perditiō f (genitive perditiōnis); third declension

  1. ruin, destruction
    Synonyms: dēstrūctiō, excidium, lētum, ruīna, excidiō, vāstātiō, devāstātiō, pestis, perniciēs, exitium
  2. perdition

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative perditiō perditiōnēs
genitive perditiōnis perditiōnum
dative perditiōnī perditiōnibus
accusative perditiōnem perditiōnēs
ablative perditiōne perditiōnibus
vocative perditiō perditiōnēs

Descendants

  • Italian: perdizione
  • Old French: perdiciun
  • Portuguese: perdição
  • Spanish: perdición

References

  • perditio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perditio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.