tortio
Latin
Etymology
From tortus, past participle of torqueō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtor.ti.oː/, [ˈtɔr.ti.oː]
Noun
tortiō f (genitive tortiōnis); third declension
- torment, torture
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | tortiō | tortiōnēs |
Genitive | tortiōnis | tortiōnum |
Dative | tortiōnī | tortiōnibus |
Accusative | tortiōnem | tortiōnēs |
Ablative | tortiōne | tortiōnibus |
Vocative | tortiō | tortiōnēs |
Derived terms
- torsiō (Late Latin)
Descendants
- Portuguese: torção
- Spanish: torzón, torozón
References
- tortio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tortio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette