decretio
Latin
Etymology
From dēcernō (“decide, determine”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈkreː.ti.oː/, [d̪eːˈkreːt̪ioː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈkret.t͡si.o/, [d̪eˈkrɛt̪ː͡s̪io]
Noun
dēcrētiō f (genitive dēcrētiōnis); third declension
- A decision, decree.
- Synonyms: praeceptum, iussus, ēdictum, ēdictiō, nūntius, scītum, dēcrētum, mandātum, imperium
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dēcrētiō | dēcrētiōnēs |
| Genitive | dēcrētiōnis | dēcrētiōnum |
| Dative | dēcrētiōnī | dēcrētiōnibus |
| Accusative | dēcrētiōnem | dēcrētiōnēs |
| Ablative | dēcrētiōne | dēcrētiōnibus |
| Vocative | dēcrētiō | dēcrētiōnēs |
Synonyms
- (decision, decree): dēcrētum
Related terms
- dēcernō
- dēcrētālis
- dēcrētōrius
- dēcrētum
- dēcrētus
References
- “decretio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- decretio 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)
- decretio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- decretio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016