LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

attrītiō

attrītiō f (genitive attrītiōnis)

Meaning

  1. The act of rubbing upon or against; attrition.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeattrītiōattrītiōnēs
genitiveattrītiōnisattrītiōnum
dativeattrītiōnīattrītiōnibus
accusativeattrītiōnemattrītiōnēs
ablativeattrītiōneattrītiōnibus
vocativeattrītiōattrītiōnēs

attrītĭo, ōnis, f. attero,
I. a rubbing upon or against something, friction (perh. only in the foll. exs.), Lampr. Elag. 19; Mart. Cap. 3, p. 50.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Latin terō Latin atterō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin attrītiō From atterō (“to rub against”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanatrició
  • Englishattrition
  • Frenchattrition
  • Italianattrizione
  • Portugueseatrição
  • Spanishatrición
  • Galicianatrición

In English words that came into English from attrītiō

  • attritionattrītiō

Quick answers

What does attrītiō mean in Latin?
attrītiō, a noun, means “The act of rubbing upon or against; attrition.”.
What is the genitive of attrītiō?
The genitive singular is attrītiōnis. attrītiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does attrītiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin attrītiō.