LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

coēmptiō

coēmptiō f (genitive coēmptiōnis)
Classical[koˈeːmp.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[koˈɛmp.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. A mock sale or purchase, especially one used to free a wife from marriage obligations

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecoēmptiōcoēmptiōnēs
genitivecoēmptiōniscoēmptiōnum
dativecoēmptiōnīcoēmptiōnibus
accusativecoēmptiōnemcoēmptiōnēs
ablativecoēmptiōnecoēmptiōnibus
vocativecoēmptiōcoēmptiōnēs

cŏëmptĭo, ōnis, f. coëmo, jurid. t. t.
I. A pretended purchase of an estate which was subjected to a mock sale for the purpose of divesting it of the burden of certain sacrifices attached to it, Cic. Mur. 12, 27 Moeb.—
II. Esp., a marriage, consisting in a mutual mock sale of the parties, by which the wife was freed from the tutela legitima and the family sacra, Gai Inst. 1, 110; 1, 113 sq.; Cic. Fl. 34, 84; id. de Or. 1, 56, 237; Varr. L. L. 6, § 43; cf. id. ap. Non. p. 531, 10 sq.; Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 31; id. A. 4, 103 (but acc. to Lachm. ad Lucr. 2, 1061 = 2. comptus, q. v.).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincoēmptiō

Latin emptiō Latin coēmptiō From con- + emptiō.

Descendants
  • Englishcoemption

Quick answers

What does coēmptiō mean in Latin?
coēmptiō, a noun, means “A mock sale or purchase, especially one used to free a wife from marriage obligations”.
What is the genitive of coēmptiō?
The genitive singular is coēmptiōnis. coēmptiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce coēmptiō?
In classical Latin, [koˈeːmp.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈɛmp.t͡si.o].
Where does coēmptiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin coēmptiō.