atocium

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀτόκιον (atókion, “contraceptive”) or ἀτοκεῖον (atokeîon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈto.ki.um/, [äˈt̪ɔkiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈto.t͡ʃi.um/, [äˈt̪ɔːt͡ʃium]

Noun

atocium n (genitive atociī or atocī); second declension

1. contraceptive
   • 79, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia[1] Book 29 Chapter 28:

     Quam solam ex omni atocio dixisse fas sit.

     And, indeed, it is the only one of all the contraceptives that I feel myself at liberty to mention.

   • 2016, Pope Francis, Amoris laetitia‎^[2], Vatican:

     […] ob conscientiae dignitatis amorem Ecclesia omnibus viribus Statum cogentem reicit, qui fovet atocium, sterilitatis inductionem, immo vel abortum.

     […] for the sake of this dignity of conscience, the Church strongly rejects the forced State intervention in favour of contraception, sterilization and even abortion.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	atocium	atocia
Genitive	atociī atocī1	atociōrum
Dative	atociō	atociīs
Accusative	atocium	atocia
Ablative	atociō	atociīs
Vocative	atocium	atocia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).