LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

bisectiō

bisectiō f (genitive bisectiōnis)
Classical[bɪˈsɛk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[biˈs̬ɛk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. New Latinbisection; the act of cutting into two equal parts.
    Dīcitur autem haec dīvīsiō bīsectiō, et pars dīmīdia bīsegmentum.1754, Christian Wolff, Elementa Matheseos Universae

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebisectiōbisectiōnēs
genitivebisectiōnisbisectiōnum
dativebisectiōnībisectiōnibus
accusativebisectiōnembisectiōnēs
ablativebisectiōnebisectiōnibus
vocativebisectiōbisectiōnēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbisectiō

Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin bisecō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin bisectiō From bisecō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishbisection
  • Frenchbisection
  • Portuguesebisseção
  • Romanianbisecțiune
  • Spanishbisección

Quick answers

What does bisectiō mean in Latin?
bisectiō, a noun, means “bisection; the act of cutting into two equal parts.”.
What is the genitive of bisectiō?
The genitive singular is bisectiōnis. bisectiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce bisectiō?
In classical Latin, [bɪˈsɛk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [biˈs̬ɛk.t͡si.o].
Where does bisectiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Proto-Indo-European *dwi- → Proto-Italic *dwi- → Latin bisectiō.