contortio
Latin edit
Etymology edit
contortus, perfect passive participle of contorqueō (“to turn, contort”) + -tiō
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈtor.ti.oː/, [kɔn̪ˈt̪ɔrt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /konˈtor.t͡si.o/, [kon̪ˈt̪ɔrt̪͡s̪io]
Noun edit
contortiō f (genitive contortiōnis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | contortiō | contortiōnēs |
| Genitive | contortiōnis | contortiōnum |
| Dative | contortiōnī | contortiōnibus |
| Accusative | contortiōnem | contortiōnēs |
| Ablative | contortiōne | contortiōnibus |
| Vocative | contortiō | contortiōnēs |
References edit
- “contortio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “contortio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers