LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

contrītiō

contrītiō f (genitive contrītiōnis)

Meaning

  1. grief, contrition
  2. EcclesiasticalLatinMedieval Latindestruction, ruin
    Os stultī contrītiō eius: et labia illīus ruīna animae eius. The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Proverbs.18.7

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecontrītiōcontrītiōnēs
genitivecontrītiōniscontrītiōnum
dativecontrītiōnīcontrītiōnibus
accusativecontrītiōnemcontrītiōnēs
ablativecontrītiōnecontrītiōnibus
vocativecontrītiōcontrītiōnēs

contrītĭo, ōnis, f. contero,
I. a grinding.
I. Prop., Ennod. 3 med.—
II. Trop., contrition, grief, = θλίψις (eccl. Lat.), Lact. 7, 18; Aug. Conf. 7, 7; Vulg. Jer. 30, 15; id. Psa. 13, 3; 59, 2 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tio Latin contrītiō From conterō (“grind”) + -tio (abstract noun forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalancontrició
  • Frenchcontrition
  • Englishcontritionfrom French contrition
  • Romaniancontrițiunefrom French contrition
  • Italiancontrizione
  • Occitancontricion
  • Portuguesecontrição
  • Spanishcontrición
  • Galiciancontrición

In English words that came into English from contrītiō

  • contritioncontrītiō

Quick answers

What does contrītiō mean in Latin?
contrītiō, a noun, means “grief, contrition; destruction, ruin”.
What is the genitive of contrītiō?
The genitive singular is contrītiōnis. contrītiō is feminine, third declension.