LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

benedictiō

benedictiō f (genitive benedictiōnis)
Classical[bɛ.nɛˈdɪk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[be.neˈdik.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLatinblessing
  2. EcclesiasticalLatinbenediction
  3. extolling, praising, lauding

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebenedictiōbenedictiōnēs
genitivebenedictiōnisbenedictiōnum
dativebenedictiōnībenedictiōnibus
accusativebenedictiōnembenedictiōnēs
ablativebenedictiōnebenedictiōnibus
vocativebenedictiōbenedictiōnēs

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

bĕnĕdictĭo, ōnis, f. benedico, II. (eccl. Lat.),
I. an extolling, praising, lauding, App. Trism. p. 82, 11; Vulg. Deut. 16, 10; Tert. Test. Anim. 2.—
B. Meton., a consecrated, sacred object: benedictio crucis = frustum sanctae crucis, Paul. Nol. Ep. 32, c. 8.—
II. A benediction, blessing, Sulp. de Vita S. Martini, 2, 12; Vulg. Gen. 26, 29; id. Gal. 3, 14.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin benedictiō From benedicō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishbenisonfrom Old French beneison
  • Portuguesebênçãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese bẽeiçon
  • Portuguesebençãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese bẽeiçon
  • Portuguesebençafrom Old Galician-Portuguese bẽeiçon
  • Portuguesebençomfrom Old Galician-Portuguese bẽeiçon
  • Portuguesebeiçomfrom Old Galician-Portuguese bẽeiçon
  • Catalanbenedicció
  • Englishbenediction
  • Frenchbénédiction
  • Italianbenedizione

Quick answers

What does benedictiō mean in Latin?
benedictiō, a noun, means “blessing; benediction; extolling, praising, lauding”.
What is the genitive of benedictiō?
The genitive singular is benedictiōnis. benedictiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce benedictiō?
In classical Latin, [bɛ.nɛˈdɪk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [be.neˈdik.t͡si.o].