Latin edit

Etymology edit

From fornicor (I fornicate) +‎ -tiō. Translates πορνεία (porneía).

Noun edit

fornicātiō f (genitive fornicātiōnis); third declension (Ecclesiastical Latin)

  1. fornication
  2. whoredom, prostitution

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fornicātiō fornicātiōnēs
Genitive fornicātiōnis fornicātiōnum
Dative fornicātiōnī fornicātiōnibus
Accusative fornicātiōnem fornicātiōnēs
Ablative fornicātiōne fornicātiōnibus
Vocative fornicātiō fornicātiōnēs

Descendants edit

References edit

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