LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dēperitiō

dēperitiō f (genitive dēperitiōnis)

Meaning

  1. deterioration, decomposition, degradation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēperitiōdēperitiōnēs
genitivedēperitiōnisdēperitiōnum
dativedēperitiōnīdēperitiōnibus
accusativedēperitiōnemdēperitiōnēs
ablativedēperitiōnedēperitiōnibus
vocativedēperitiōdēperitiōnēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tio Latin dēperitiō From dēpereō (“I die down, I perish gradually”) + -tio (“suffix forming action noun”).

Descendants
  • Englishdeperition
  • Frenchdéperition
  • Italiandeperizione

Quick answers

What does dēperitiō mean in Latin?
dēperitiō, a noun, means “deterioration, decomposition, degradation”.
What is the genitive of dēperitiō?
The genitive singular is dēperitiōnis. dēperitiō is feminine, third declension.