noun · femininethird declension
dīlēctiō
dīlēctiō f (genitive dīlēctiōnis)
Meaning
- love
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dīlēctiō | dīlēctiōnēs |
| genitive | dīlēctiōnis | dīlēctiōnum |
| dative | dīlēctiōnī | dīlēctiōnibus |
| accusative | dīlēctiōnem | dīlēctiōnēs |
| ablative | dīlēctiōne | dīlēctiōnibus |
| vocative | dīlēctiō | dīlēctiōnēs |
dīlectĭo, ōnis, f. diligo,
I. love (late Lat.):
dei, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 27: mea, Vulg. Psa. 108, 4 et saep.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīlēctiō From dīligō + -tiō.
Descendants
- Englishdilection
- Italiandilezione
- Spanishdilección
In English words that came into English from dīlēctiō
- dilectiondīlēctiō