selectio
Latin
Etymology
From sēligō + -tiō.
Noun
sēlēctiō f (genitive sēlēctiōnis); third declension
- The act of choosing out or selecting; selection, choice.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sēlēctiō | sēlēctiōnēs |
| Genitive | sēlēctiōnis | sēlēctiōnum |
| Dative | sēlēctiōnī | sēlēctiōnibus |
| Accusative | sēlēctiōnem | sēlēctiōnēs |
| Ablative | sēlēctiōne | sēlēctiōnibus |
| Vocative | sēlēctiō | sēlēctiōnēs |
Descendants
- English: selection
- French: sélection
- Italian: selezione
- Portuguese: seleção
- Russian: селекция (selekcija)
- Spanish: selección
References
- selectio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- selectio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- selectio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette