LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

abāctiō

abāctiō f (genitive abāctiōnis)
Classical[aˈbaːk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[aˈbak.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinDriving away, theft (of cattle).
    Simulque describit vastitatem terrae Judaeae, interfectionemque multorum, abactionem pecorum, subversionem urbium atque murorum […]At the same time he describes the devastation of the land of Judah, the slaughter of many, the driving away of cattle, the ruin of cities and walls […]c. 414, Jerome, Commentaria in Jeremiam prophetam, 1.5.15:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabāctiōabāctiōnēs
genitiveabāctiōnisabāctiōnum
dativeabāctiōnīabāctiōnibus
accusativeabāctiōnemabāctiōnēs
ablativeabāctiōneabāctiōnibus
vocativeabāctiōabāctiōnēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin abāctiō From abigō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishabaction

In English words that came into English from abāctiō

  • abactionabāctiō

Quick answers

What does abāctiō mean in Latin?
abāctiō, a noun, means “Driving away, theft (of cattle).”.
What is the genitive of abāctiō?
The genitive singular is abāctiōnis. abāctiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce abāctiō?
In classical Latin, [aˈbaːk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈbak.t͡si.o].