LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dēfūnctiō

dēfūnctiō f (genitive dēfūnctiōnis)

Meaning

  1. execution (of a task), performance
  2. death

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēfūnctiōdēfūnctiōnēs
genitivedēfūnctiōnisdēfūnctiōnum
dativedēfūnctiōnīdēfūnctiōnibus
accusativedēfūnctiōnemdēfūnctiōnēs
ablativedēfūnctiōnedēfūnctiōnibus
vocativedēfūnctiōdēfūnctiōnēs

dēfunctĭo, ōnis, f. defungor (eccl. Lat.).
I. Execution, performance: cordis, Salvian. Gub. Dei, p. 28.—
II. Death, Vulg. Sir. 1, 13.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēfūnctiō From dēfungor + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandefunció
  • Portuguesedefunção
  • Spanishdefunción

Quick answers

What does dēfūnctiō mean in Latin?
dēfūnctiō, a noun, means “execution (of a task), performance; death”.
What is the genitive of dēfūnctiō?
The genitive singular is dēfūnctiōnis. dēfūnctiō is feminine, third declension.