LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dēcoctiō

dēcoctiō f (genitive dēcoctiōnis)
Classical[deːˈkɔk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈkɔk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. decoction
  2. bankruptcy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēcoctiōdēcoctiōnēs
genitivedēcoctiōnisdēcoctiōnum
dativedēcoctiōnīdēcoctiōnibus
accusativedēcoctiōnemdēcoctiōnēs
ablativedēcoctiōnedēcoctiōnibus
vocativedēcoctiōdēcoctiōnēs

dēcoctĭo, ōnis, f. decoquo (postclass.),
I. a boiling down.
I. Prop.
A. Abstr.: lentisci hoc modo, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 13, 165.—
B. Concret., a decoction, App. Herb. 77; Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 3, 17.—
II. Trop., of an association, a decoction, mixture: unius decoctioni universi respondere cogentur, Cod. Just. 11, 9, 5; cf. Cod. Theod. 4, 9, 3.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēcoctiō From decoquō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Italiandecozione
  • Englishdecoctionfrom Old French decoccion
  • Frenchdécoctionfrom Old French decoccion
  • Portuguesedecocção
  • Spanishdecocción
  • Swedishdekokt

Quick answers

What does dēcoctiō mean in Latin?
dēcoctiō, a noun, means “decoction; bankruptcy”.
What is the genitive of dēcoctiō?
The genitive singular is dēcoctiōnis. dēcoctiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēcoctiō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈkɔk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈkɔk.t͡si.o].