LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dērelictiō

dērelictiō f (genitive dērelictiōnis)
Classical[deː.rɛˈlɪk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[de.reˈlik.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. neglect, disregard
  2. abandonment, dereliction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedērelictiōdērelictiōnēs
genitivedērelictiōnisdērelictiōnum
dativedērelictiōnīdērelictiōnibus
accusativedērelictiōnemdērelictiōnēs
ablativedērelictiōnedērelictiōnibus
vocativedērelictiōdērelictiōnēs

dērĕlictĭo, ōnis, f. derelinquo,
I. an abandoning; trop., a disregarding, neglecting: communis utilitatis, Cic. Off. 3, 6, 30.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dērelictiō From dērelinquō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishdereliction
  • Italianderelizione
  • Spanishderelicción

In English words that came into English from dērelictiō

  • derelictiondērelictiō

Quick answers

What does dērelictiō mean in Latin?
dērelictiō, a noun, means “neglect, disregard; abandonment, dereliction”.
What is the genitive of dērelictiō?
The genitive singular is dērelictiōnis. dērelictiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dērelictiō?
In classical Latin, [deː.rɛˈlɪk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.reˈlik.t͡si.o].