See also: ludió

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From lūdus (stage-play, show, performance) +‎ -iō, from lūdō (to play). Compare lūdius (performer, pantomimist).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lūdiō m (genitive lūdiōnis); third declension

  1. a dancer, stage performer, pantomimist

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lūdiō lūdiōnēs
Genitive lūdiōnis lūdiōnum
Dative lūdiōnī lūdiōnibus
Accusative lūdiōnem lūdiōnēs
Ablative lūdiōne lūdiōnibus
Vocative lūdiō lūdiōnēs

Descendants edit

  • Ancient Greek: λυδίων (ludíōn)

Noun edit

lūdiō

  1. dative/ablative singular of lūdius

References edit

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