LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

collēctiō

collēctiō f (genitive collēctiōnis)
Classical[kɔlˈleːk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kolˈlɛk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. The act of collecting together; accumulation, collection.
  2. rhetoricA summary, recapitulation, summing up.
  3. An argumentation, reasoning, conclusion, inference, syllogism.
  4. A swelling, tumor, abscess.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecollēctiōcollēctiōnēs
genitivecollēctiōniscollēctiōnum
dativecollēctiōnīcollēctiōnibus
accusativecollēctiōnemcollēctiōnēs
ablativecollēctiōnecollēctiōnibus
vocativecollēctiōcollēctiōnēs

collectĭo (conl-), ōnis, f. id..
I. Abstr., a collecting together.
A. Prop.: membrorum (Absyrti), Cic. Imp. Pomp. 9, 22: spiritūs, Petr. 98: fructuum, Dig. 9, 2, 27, § 25: terrae, Paul. ex Fest. p. 96, 17 Müll.—
B. Trop., the collecting, acquiring: amicorum (opp. detractio), Sen. Ep. 74, 25.—
2. Esp.
a. In rhet. lang., a summing up of things said, a short repetition, recapitulation, summary, ἀνακεφαλαίωσις, * Cic. Brut. 88, 302; Auct. Her. 1, 6, 10; Quint. 4, 4, 2.—
b. In post-Aug. philos. lang., argumentation, reasoning, a syllogism, a conclusion, inference, Sen. Ep. 45, 7; 85, 2; Quint. 9, 2, 103; Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 85; Arn. 1, 35.—
II. Concr. in medic. lang., a swelling, tumor, abscess, Plin. 22, 25, 58, § 122; 24, 4, 7, § 13; 26, 12, 79, § 127; 27, 12, 87, § 110 et saep.; Sen. Ep. 68, 7; Scrib. Comp. 206.

Origins

From collēctus + -tiō, from colligō (“collect together”).

Borrowed
  • Catalancol·lecció
  • Englishcollection
  • Frenchcollection
  • GermanKollektion
  • Italiancollezione
  • Occitancolleccion
  • Portuguesecoleção
  • Romaniancolecție
  • Romaniancolecțiune
  • Spanishcolección
Inherited
  • Frenchcueillaisonfrom Old French cuelison
  • Galiciancollizo
  • Normancueillaisonfrom Old French cuelison

Quick answers

What does collēctiō mean in Latin?
collēctiō, a noun, means “The act of collecting together; accumulation, collection.; A summary, recapitulation, summing up.”.
What is the genitive of collēctiō?
The genitive singular is collēctiōnis. collēctiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce collēctiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔlˈleːk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kolˈlɛk.t͡si.o].