LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

abiectiō

abiectiō f (genitive abiectiōnis)
Classical[abˈjɛk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[abˈjɛk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. throwing away or rejecting
  2. dejection, despondency
  3. outcast

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabiectiōabiectiōnēs
genitiveabiectiōnisabiectiōnum
dativeabiectiōnīabiectiōnibus
accusativeabiectiōnemabiectiōnēs
ablativeabiectiōneabiectiōnibus
vocativeabiectiōabiectiōnēs

abjectĭo, ōnis, f. abicio. *
I. A throwing away or rejecting: figurarum (opp. additio), Quint. 9, 3, 18.—*
II. Abjectio animi, dejection, despondency (joined h. l. with debilitatio), Cic. Pis. 36, 88.

Origins

From abiciō (“throw away or down; abandon”) + -tiō, from ab (“from, away from”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanabjecció
  • Englishabjection
  • Frenchabjection
  • Italianabiezione
  • Occitanabjeccion
  • Portugueseabjeção
  • Romanianabjecție
  • Spanishabyección
  • Galicianabxección
Padanian
  • Romagnolabieziôn

Quick answers

What does abiectiō mean in Latin?
abiectiō, a noun, means “throwing away or rejecting; dejection, despondency; outcast”.
What is the genitive of abiectiō?
The genitive singular is abiectiōnis. abiectiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce abiectiō?
In classical Latin, [abˈjɛk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [abˈjɛk.t͡si.o].