LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

abortiō

abortiō f (genitive abortiōnis)
Classical[aˈbɔr.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[aˈbɔr.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. premature delivery, miscarriage, abortion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabortiōabortiōnēs
genitiveabortiōnisabortiōnum
dativeabortiōnīabortiōnibus
accusativeabortiōnemabortiōnēs
ablativeabortiōneabortiōnibus
vocativeabortiōabortiōnēs

ăbortĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. premature delivery, miscarriage, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 98; Cic. Clu. 12; Dig. 48, 19, 38, § 5.
ăbortĭo, īre, 4, v. n. id.
I. to miscarry, Vulg. Job, 21, 10; in Plin. 8, 51, 77, aboriendi is the true reading (Jan.).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinabortiō

Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der. Proto-Italic *oriōr Latin orior Latin aborior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin abortiō From aborior (“to pass away; miscarry”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishabortion
  • Russianабо́рт

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAbortioAbortio, ABORTUS, immature birth, miscarriage. If we may judge from poets and satirists, it was not an uncommon practice among the Romans to procure a…

Quick answers

What does abortiō mean in Latin?
abortiō, a noun, means “premature delivery, miscarriage, abortion”.
What is the genitive of abortiō?
The genitive singular is abortiōnis. abortiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce abortiō?
In classical Latin, [aˈbɔr.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈbɔr.t͡si.o].
Where does abortiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin abortiō.