incorruptio
Latin
Etymology
From in- (“non-”) + corruptiō (“corruption”), with reference to incorruptus (“untainted, imperishable”).
Noun
incorruptiō f (genitive incorruptiōnis); third declension
- (Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) imperishableness, incorruptibility
- Synonym: incorruptābilitās
Declension
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
- “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., 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 197
- incorruptio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016