LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dēfīxiō

dēfīxiō f (genitive dēfīxiōnis)
Classical[deːˈfiːk.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈfik.si.o]

Meaning

  1. curse tablet (a scroll or inscription with an invocation to a deity on it meant to bring harm to a specific person)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēfīxiōdēfīxiōnēs
genitivedēfīxiōnisdēfīxiōnum
dativedēfīxiōnīdēfīxiōnibus
accusativedēfīxiōnemdēfīxiōnēs
ablativedēfīxiōnedēfīxiōnibus
vocativedēfīxiōdēfīxiōnēs

dēfixĭo, ōnis, f.,
I. enchantment, νεκρομαντίαι, κατάδεσμοι, Gloss. Lat. Gr. [defigo, no. II. B. 2, b.].

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēfīxiō From dēfīgō (“to bind, to fasten down”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does dēfīxiō mean in Latin?
dēfīxiō, a noun, means “curse tablet (a scroll or inscription with an invocation to a deity on it meant to bring harm to a specific person)”.
What is the genitive of dēfīxiō?
The genitive singular is dēfīxiōnis. dēfīxiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēfīxiō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈfiːk.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈfik.si.o].