LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

contrectātiō

contrectātiō f (genitive contrectātiōnis)
Classical[kɔn.trɛkˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kon.trekˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a touch, contact
  2. theft

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecontrectātiōcontrectātiōnēs
genitivecontrectātiōniscontrectātiōnum
dativecontrectātiōnīcontrectātiōnibus
accusativecontrectātiōnemcontrectātiōnēs
ablativecontrectātiōnecontrectātiōnibus
vocativecontrectātiōcontrectātiōnēs

contrectātĭo (contract-), ōnis. f. id.,
I. a touching, touch, contact (very rare).
I. Prop.: equae, vaccae, Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 77: quam contrectationes et amores soluti et liberi, id. Rep. 4, 4, 4; cf. Dig. 41, 2, 3, § 18.—
II. In the jurists, an illegal appropriation of a thing to one's self, stealing, theft, Dig. 47, 2, 1, § 2; Paul. Sent. 2, 31, 29.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin contrectātiō From contrectō (“to handle, fondle”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does contrectātiō mean in Latin?
contrectātiō, a noun, means “a touch, contact; theft”.
What is the genitive of contrectātiō?
The genitive singular is contrectātiōnis. contrectātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce contrectātiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.trɛkˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.trekˈtat.t͡si.o].