LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

correptiō

correptiō f (genitive correptiōnis)
Classical[kɔrˈrɛp.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[korˈrɛp.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. seizure (a laying hold of, seizing), attack (illness)
  2. rebuke, reproof, censure
  3. shortening, decreasing

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecorreptiōcorreptiōnēs
genitivecorreptiōniscorreptiōnum
dativecorreptiōnīcorreptiōnibus
accusativecorreptiōnemcorreptiōnēs
ablativecorreptiōnecorreptiōnibus
vocativecorreptiōcorreptiōnēs

correptĭo (conr-), ōnis, f. id. (not ante-Aug., and rare).
I. A laying hold of, seizing: manus, Gell. 20, 10, 8: (morbi), Scrib. Comp. 171.—
B. Trop., reproof, reproach, Tert. Pudic. 14.—
II. A shortening, decreasing: dierum (opp. crescentia), Vitr. 9, 9: syllabae (opp. productio), Quint. 7, 9, 13; cf. vocum, id. 9, 3, 69.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin correptiō From corripiō + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from correptiō

  • correptioncorreptiō

Quick answers

What does correptiō mean in Latin?
correptiō, a noun, means “seizure (a laying hold of, seizing), attack (illness); rebuke, reproof, censure; shortening, decreasing”.
What is the genitive of correptiō?
The genitive singular is correptiōnis. correptiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce correptiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔrˈrɛp.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [korˈrɛp.t͡si.o].