LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dēstitūtiō

dēstitūtiō f (genitive dēstitūtiōnis)
Classical[deːs.tɪˈtuː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[des.tiˈtut.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. desertion
  2. betrayal

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēstitūtiōdēstitūtiōnēs
genitivedēstitūtiōnisdēstitūtiōnum
dativedēstitūtiōnīdēstitūtiōnibus
accusativedēstitūtiōnemdēstitūtiōnēs
ablativedēstitūtiōnedēstitūtiōnibus
vocativedēstitūtiōdēstitūtiōnēs

dēstĭtūtĭo, ōnis, f. destituo,
I. a forsaking, deserting; deceiving, a failure, disappointment (very rare), Cin. Clu. 26, 71; id. Quint. 5, 20; Suet. Dom. 14.—
II. A putting away, abandoning: peccati, Vulg. Heb. 9, 26.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēstitūtiō From dēstituō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandestitució
  • Frenchdestitution
  • Italiandestituzione
  • Portuguesedestituição
  • Romaniandestituție
  • Spanishdestitución
  • Galiciandestitución

In English words that came into English from dēstitūtiō

  • destitutiondēstitūtiō

Quick answers

What does dēstitūtiō mean in Latin?
dēstitūtiō, a noun, means “desertion; betrayal”.
What is the genitive of dēstitūtiō?
The genitive singular is dēstitūtiōnis. dēstitūtiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēstitūtiō?
In classical Latin, [deːs.tɪˈtuː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [des.tiˈtut.t͡si.o].