LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

abolitiō

abolitiō f (genitive abolitiōnis)
Classical[a.bɔˈlɪ.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[a.boˈlit.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. abolishing, annulling, abolition
  2. amnesty; suspension (of an accusation)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabolitiōabolitiōnēs
genitiveabolitiōnisabolitiōnum
dativeabolitiōnīabolitiōnibus
accusativeabolitiōnemabolitiōnēs
ablativeabolitiōneabolitiōnibus
vocativeabolitiōabolitiōnēs

ăbŏlĭtĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. an abrogating, annulling, abolishing, abolition (postAug.).
I. In gen.: tributorum, Tac. A. 13, 50; cf.: quadragesimae quinquagesimaeque, id. ib. 13, 51: legis, Suet. Aug. 34: sententiae, Tac. A. 6, 2 fin.—
II. In partic.
A. An amnesty, Suet. Tib. 4; Flor. 4, 7, 3: sub pacto abolitionis, Quint. 9, 2, 97.—
B. In the Dig., the withdrawal of an accusation or suit, suspension: abolitio publica, ex lege, privata, Cod. Th. 9, 37, 3 sq.; Dig. 48, 16 al.; cf. Rein, Criminalrecht. p. 273 sq.

Origins

Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃olh₁-éye-ti Proto-Italic *oleō ? Latin aboleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin abolitiō From aboleō (“destroy, abolish”) + -tiō.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanabolició
  • Englishabolition
  • Frenchabolition
  • Italianabolizione
  • Portugueseabolição
  • Romanianaboliție
  • Romanianabolițiune
  • Spanishabolición
  • Haitian Creoleabolisyonfrom French abolition
  • Galicianabolición
Padanian
  • Friulianabolizion
  • Romagnolabuliziôn

In English words that came into English from abolitiō

  • abolitionabolitiōnem

Quick answers

What does abolitiō mean in Latin?
abolitiō, a noun, means “abolishing, annulling, abolition; amnesty; suspension (of an accusation)”.
What is the genitive of abolitiō?
The genitive singular is abolitiōnis. abolitiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce abolitiō?
In classical Latin, [a.bɔˈlɪ.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.boˈlit.t͡si.o].