LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

compūnctiō

compūnctiō f (genitive compūnctiōnis)
Classical[kɔmˈpuːŋk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[komˈpuŋk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. puncture
  2. Late Latinprick (e.g. of conscience)
  3. EcclesiasticalLatinremorse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecompūnctiōcompūnctiōnēs
conpūnctiōnēs
genitivecompūnctiōnis
conpūnctiōnis		compūnctiōnum
conpūnctiōnum
dativecompūnctiōnī
conpūnctiōnī		compūnctiōnibus
conpūnctiōnibus
accusativecompūnctiōnem
conpūnctiōnem		compūnctiōnēs
conpūnctiōnēs
ablativecompūnctiōne
conpūnctiōne		compūnctiōnibus
conpūnctiōnibus
vocativecompūnctiōcompūnctiōnēs
conpūnctiōnēs

compunctĭo, ōnis, f. compungo.
I. Lit., a puncture: ligni, Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 3, § 8.—
II. Trop., the sting of conscience, remorse (eccl. Lat.), Salv. adv. Avar. 4, 8 al.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin compungō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin compūnctiō From compungō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancompunció
  • Englishcompunction
  • Frenchcomponction
  • Italiancompunzione
  • Portuguesecompunção
  • Romaniancompuncțiune
  • Spanishcompunción
  • Galiciancompunción

Quick answers

What does compūnctiō mean in Latin?
compūnctiō, a noun, means “puncture; prick (e.g. of conscience); remorse”.
What is the genitive of compūnctiō?
The genitive singular is compūnctiōnis. compūnctiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce compūnctiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔmˈpuːŋk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [komˈpuŋk.t͡si.o].
Where does compūnctiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin compūnctiō.