minctio
Latin
Etymology
Derived from the root of mingō (“I urinate”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmink.ti.oː/, [ˈmɪŋk.ti.oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmink.t͡si.o/, [ˈmiŋk.t͡si.o]
- (Vulgar) IPA(key): /ˈmink.ti.oː/, [ˈmenk.tʲo]
Noun
minctiō f (genitive minctiōnis); third declension
- (Late Latin) urination
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | minctiō | minctiōnēs |
Genitive | minctiōnis | minctiōnum |
Dative | minctiōnī | minctiōnibus |
Accusative | minctiōnem | minctiōnēs |
Ablative | minctiōne | minctiōnibus |
Vocative | minctiō | minctiōnēs |
Descendants
- Italian: minzione
References
- minctio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- minctio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette