LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dētractiō

dētractiō f (genitive dētractiōnis)
Classical[deːˈtrak.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈtrak.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. withdrawal
  2. purging
  3. detraction, slander

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedētractiōdētractiōnēs
genitivedētractiōnisdētractiōnum
dativedētractiōnīdētractiōnibus
accusativedētractiōnemdētractiōnēs
ablativedētractiōnedētractiōnibus
vocativedētractiōdētractiōnēs

dētractĭo, ōnis, f. detraho,
I. a drawing off, taking away, withdrawal.
I. In gen. (good prose): alieni, opp. appetitio, Cic. Off. 3, 6, 30: doloris, id. ib. 3, 33, 118: loci, departure from, id. Att. 12, 35: sanguinis, Cels. 4, 4; Quint. 2, 10, 6; Plin. 17, 26, 39, § 246: illa ipsa (sc. Praxitelia capita) efficiuntur detractione, Cic. Div. 2, 21, 48.—
II. In partic.
A. Medic. t. t., a purging: cibi, Cic. Univ. 6.—More freq. absol., Cels. 2, 10; Scrib. Comp. 101 et saep.—In plur., Vitr. 1, 6; Plin. 16, 44, 92, § 244; 22, 25, 64, § 133.—
B. Rhet. t. t., a taking away, leaving out, ellipsis, Quint. 1, 5, 38; 9, 2, 37 al.—
C. Detraction, slander, evil-speaking, Vulg. Sap. 1, 11.—Plur., id. 2 Cor. 12, 20.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dētractiō From dētrahō + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does dētractiō mean in Latin?
dētractiō, a noun, means “withdrawal; purging; detraction, slander”.
What is the genitive of dētractiō?
The genitive singular is dētractiōnis. dētractiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dētractiō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈtrak.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈtrak.t͡si.o].