correctio
English edit
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That it should come [to this]! |
Etymology edit
From Latin corrēctiō. Doublet of correction.
Noun edit
correctio (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) The amending of a statement just made by further detailing the meaning.
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From correctus (“corrected”), itself from corrigo (“I correct”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /korˈreːk.ti.oː/, [kɔrˈreːkt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /korˈrek.t͡si.o/, [korˈrɛkt̪͡s̪io]
Noun edit
corrēctiō f (genitive corrēctiōnis); third declension
- correction, amendment
- (Eccl Latin) support, foundation
- iustítia, et iudícium corréctio sedis eius. (Psalm 97(96)) "Justice and Judgement are the foundation of his throne."
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | corrēctiō | corrēctiōnēs |
| Genitive | corrēctiōnis | corrēctiōnum |
| Dative | corrēctiōnī | corrēctiōnibus |
| Accusative | corrēctiōnem | corrēctiōnēs |
| Ablative | corrēctiōne | corrēctiōnibus |
| Vocative | corrēctiō | corrēctiōnēs |
Descendants edit
- Catalan: correcció
- Dutch: correctie
- English: correctio, correction
- French: correction
- Galician: corrección
- Italian: correzione
- Portuguese: correção, correcção
- Romanian: corecție
- Russian: корре́кция (korrékcija)
- Spanish: corrección
References edit
- “correctio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “correctio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- correctio 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)
- correctio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Matthew Britt: A dictionary of the Psalter, Benziger, NY, 1928