Latin edit

Etymology edit

From in- (non-) +‎ corruptiō (corruption), with reference to incorruptus (untainted, imperishable).

Noun edit

incorruptiō f (genitive incorruptiōnis); third declension

  1. (Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) imperishableness, incorruptibility
    Synonym: incorruptābilitās

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative incorruptiō incorruptiōnēs
Genitive incorruptiōnis incorruptiōnum
Dative incorruptiōnī incorruptiōnibus
Accusative incorruptiōnem incorruptiōnēs
Ablative incorruptiōne incorruptiōnibus
Vocative incorruptiō incorruptiōnēs

References edit

  • incorruptio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • incorruptio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Souter, Alexander (1949) “incorruptio”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D.[1], 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 197
  • incorruptio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016