noun · femininethird declension
dīrēctiō
dīrēctiō f (genitive dīrēctiōnis)
Meaning
- direction (act of directing)
- aiming
- righteousness
- fairness
- correction
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dīrēctiō | dīrēctiōnēs |
| genitive | dīrēctiōnis | dīrēctiōnum |
| dative | dīrēctiōnī | dīrēctiōnibus |
| accusative | dīrēctiōnem | dīrēctiōnēs |
| ablative | dīrēctiōne | dīrēctiōnibus |
| vocative | dīrēctiō | dīrēctiōnēs |
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
dīrectĭo, ōnis, f. dirigo (a very rare word).
I. A making straight or even, a levelling:
plana coagmentorum, Vitr. 7, 3, 5 sq.—B. Concr., a straight line, App. de Mundo, p. 57.—
II. Trop.
A. A directing, aiming, towards any thing:
quaedam rationis ad veritatem, Quint. 3, 6, 30.—B. Righteousness, uprightness, Vulg. Psa. 44, 6; 118, 7.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Latin dīrigō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīrēctiō From dīrigō + -tiō.
Descendants
- Catalandirecció
- Englishdirection
- Frenchdirection
- GermanDirektion
- Italiandirezione
- Occitandireccion
- Portuguesedireção
- Romaniandirecție
- Spanishdirección
- Asturiandireición