noun · femininethird declension
contortiō
contortiō f (genitive contortiōnis)
Classical[kɔnˈtɔr.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[konˈtɔr.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- intricacy
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | contortiō | contortiōnēs |
| genitive | contortiōnis | contortiōnum |
| dative | contortiōnī | contortiōnibus |
| accusative | contortiōnem | contortiōnēs |
| ablative | contortiōne | contortiōnibus |
| vocative | contortiō | contortiōnēs |
contortĭo, ōnis, f. contorqueo. *
I. A whirling round:
dexterae, Auct. Her. 4, 19, 26 fin.—II. An intertwining, involving; intricacy, complication; of discourse, in the plur.: contortiones orationis, * Cic. Fat. 9, 17; Aug. Retract. 1, 50.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
contortiō ōnis, f
com-+TARC-, a whirling: dexterae, Her. — Intricacy, complication: contortiones orationis.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin contortiō From contortus (the perfect passive participle of contorqueō (“to contort”)) + -tiō.