Latin edit

Etymology edit

From dērelinquō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

dērelictiō f (genitive dērelictiōnis); third declension

  1. neglect, disregard
  2. abandonment, dereliction

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dērelictiō dērelictiōnēs
Genitive dērelictiōnis dērelictiōnum
Dative dērelictiōnī dērelictiōnibus
Accusative dērelictiōnem dērelictiōnēs
Ablative dērelictiōne dērelictiōnibus
Vocative dērelictiō dērelictiōnēs

Descendants edit

  • English: dereliction

References edit

  • derelictio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • derelictio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • derelictio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.