LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

cōnstrictiō

cōnstrictiō f (genitive cōnstrictiōnis)
Classical[kõːˈstrɪk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[konˈstrik.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. obsoletea binding or drawing together
    4th c./5th c. AD, Palladius, Opus Agriculturae 4.1.3
    Scribonius Largo, Compositiones 84.5
  2. a binding of the bowels
    c. 431 CE, Macrobius, Saturnalia 7.6

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōnstrictiōcōnstrictiōnēs
genitivecōnstrictiōniscōnstrictiōnum
dativecōnstrictiōnīcōnstrictiōnibus
accusativecōnstrictiōnemcōnstrictiōnēs
ablativecōnstrictiōnecōnstrictiōnibus
vocativecōnstrictiōcōnstrictiōnēs

constrictĭo, ōnis, f. constringo (postclass.),
I. a binding or drawing together, Pall. Mart. 1; Scrib. Comp. 84.—
II. Esp., a binding, stopping of the bowels, Macr. S. 7, 6 al.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnstrictiō From cōnstringō + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does cōnstrictiō mean in Latin?
cōnstrictiō, a noun, means “a binding or drawing together; a binding of the bowels”.
What is the genitive of cōnstrictiō?
The genitive singular is cōnstrictiōnis. cōnstrictiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cōnstrictiō?
In classical Latin, [kõːˈstrɪk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [konˈstrik.t͡si.o].
Where does cōnstrictiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnstrictiō.