LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ascrīptiō

ascrīptiō f (genitive ascrīptiōnis)

Meaning

  1. addendum (addition in writing)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeascrīptiōascrīptiōnēs
adscriptiōnēs
genitiveascrīptiōnis
adscriptiōnis		ascrīptiōnum
adscriptiōnum
dativeascrīptiōnī
adscriptiōnī		ascrīptiōnibus
adscriptiōnibus
accusativeascrīptiōnem
adscriptiōnem		ascrīptiōnēs
adscriptiōnēs
ablativeascrīptiōne
adscriptiōne		ascrīptiōnibus
adscriptiōnibus
vocativeascrīptiōascrīptiōnēs
adscriptiōnēs

ascriptĭo (adscr-), ōnis, f. ascribo, I.,
I. an addition in writing: declarat ipsa asc/riptio esse aliquid, Cic. Caecin. 33, 95.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinascrīptiō

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin ascrībō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ascrīptiō From ascrībō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanadscripció
  • Italianascrizione
  • Portugueseadscrição
  • Spanishadscripción
  • Galicianadscrición

Quick answers

What does ascrīptiō mean in Latin?
ascrīptiō, a noun, means “addendum (addition in writing)”.
What is the genitive of ascrīptiō?
The genitive singular is ascrīptiōnis. ascrīptiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does ascrīptiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin ascrīptiō.