infractio
Latin
Etymology
īnfrāctus, perfect passive participle of īnfringō (“to break (off), weaken”) + -tiō
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈfraːk.ti.oː/, [ĩːˈfräːkt̪ioː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈfrak.t͡si.o/, [inˈfräkt̪͡s̪iɔ]
Noun
īnfrāctiō f (genitive īnfrāctiōnis); third declension
- breaking to pieces
- (figuratively) weakening
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | īnfrāctiō | īnfrāctiōnēs |
| Genitive | īnfrāctiōnis | īnfrāctiōnum |
| Dative | īnfrāctiōnī | īnfrāctiōnibus |
| Accusative | īnfrāctiōnem | īnfrāctiōnēs |
| Ablative | īnfrāctiōne | īnfrāctiōnibus |
| Vocative | īnfrāctiō | īnfrāctiōnēs |
References
- infractio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- infractio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers