tinctio

Latin

Etymology

From tingō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtiːnk.ti.oː/, [ˈt̪iːŋkt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtink.t͡si.o/, [ˈt̪iŋkt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

tīnctiō f (genitive tīnctiōnis); third declension

1. the act of dyeing, soaking
2. baptism
   • c. 160 CE – c. 225 CE, Tertullian, De Corona Militis 13

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	tīnctiō	tīnctiōnēs
genitive	tīnctiōnis	tīnctiōnum
dative	tīnctiōnī	tīnctiōnibus
accusative	tīnctiōnem	tīnctiōnēs
ablative	tīnctiōne	tīnctiōnibus
vocative	tīnctiō	tīnctiōnēs

Descendants

• → English: tinction (learned)

References

• tinctio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.