LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dīreptiō

dīreptiō f (genitive dīreptiōnis)

Meaning

  1. plundering, pillaging, sack, sacking
  2. stealing
  3. rape

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedīreptiōdīreptiōnēs
genitivedīreptiōnisdīreptiōnum
dativedīreptiōnīdīreptiōnibus
accusativedīreptiōnemdīreptiōnēs
ablativedīreptiōnedīreptiōnibus
vocativedīreptiōdīreptiōnēs

dīreptĭo, ōnis, f. diripio,
I. a plundering, pillaging (rare, but good prose): urbs relicta direptioni et incendiis, Cic. Fam. 4, 1, 2; cf. urbis, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 52; * Caes. B. C. 2, 12: oppidi (with expugnatio), Suet. Claud. 21: profanorum sacrorumque, Quint. 8, 3, 69: sociorum (with vexatio), Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 18.—In plur., Cic. Fam. 4, 13, 2; Liv. 44, 1 fin.—
B. The stealing, rape: aurei velleris, Amm. 22, 8, 15.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīreptiō From dīripiō + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does dīreptiō mean in Latin?
dīreptiō, a noun, means “plundering, pillaging, sack, sacking; stealing; rape”.
What is the genitive of dīreptiō?
The genitive singular is dīreptiōnis. dīreptiō is feminine, third declension.