LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

competītiō

competītiō f (genitive competītiōnis)
Classical[kɔm.pɛˈtiː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kom.peˈtit.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. rivalry
  2. competition

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecompetītiōcompetītiōnēs
genitivecompetītiōniscompetītiōnum
dativecompetītiōnīcompetītiōnibus
accusativecompetītiōnemcompetītiōnēs
ablativecompetītiōnecompetītiōnibus
vocativecompetītiōcompetītiōnēs

compĕtītĭo, ōnis, f. id. (late Lat.).
I. An agreement, Sid. Ep. 2, 9.—
II. A judicial demand, Cod. Th. 2, 23, 1.—
III. Rivalry, Ambros. de Elia, 21, 79.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti Latin petō Latin competō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin competītiō From competō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancompetició
  • Englishcompetition
  • Frenchcompétition
  • Italiancompetizione
  • Occitancompeticion
  • Portuguesecompetição
  • Romaniancompetiție
  • Spanishcompetición

Quick answers

What does competītiō mean in Latin?
competītiō, a noun, means “rivalry; competition”.
What is the genitive of competītiō?
The genitive singular is competītiōnis. competītiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce competītiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.pɛˈtiː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.peˈtit.t͡si.o].
Where does competītiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin competītiō.