LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dētēctiō

dētēctiō f (genitive dētēctiōnis)
Classical[deːˈteːk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈtɛk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. discovery, the act or process of learning something new
  2. accusation, the act or process of exposing hidden crime or heresy
  3. detection, the act or process of finding out something hidden

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedētēctiōdētēctiōnēs
genitivedētēctiōnisdētēctiōnum
dativedētēctiōnīdētēctiōnibus
accusativedētēctiōnemdētēctiōnēs
ablativedētēctiōnedētēctiōnibus
vocativedētēctiōdētēctiōnēs

dētectĭo, ōnis, f. detego,
I. an uncovering; trop., revealing: creatoris, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 36 fin.

Origins

From dētegō (“to uncover, to discover, to detect”) + -tio (“-tion: forming nouns”), from de- (“un-”) + tegō (“to cover, to hide”).

Descendants
  • Catalandetecció
  • Englishdetection
  • GermanDetektionfrom English detection
  • Frenchdétection
  • Romaniandetecțiefrom French détection
  • Italiandetezione
  • Portuguesedetecção
  • Portuguesedeteção
  • Spanishdetección
  • Indonesiandeteksifrom French détection

Quick answers

What does dētēctiō mean in Latin?
dētēctiō, a noun, means “discovery, the act or process of learning something new; accusation, the act or process of exposing hidden crime or heresy; detection, the act or process of finding out something hidden”.
What is the genitive of dētēctiō?
The genitive singular is dētēctiōnis. dētēctiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dētēctiō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈteːk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈtɛk.t͡si.o].