noun · femininethird declension
discrīptiō
discrīptiō f (genitive discrīptiōnis)
Meaning
- assignment, division, distribution, apportionment
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | discrīptiō | discrīptiōnēs |
| genitive | discrīptiōnis | discrīptiōnum |
| dative | discrīptiōnī | discrīptiōnibus |
| accusative | discrīptiōnem | discrīptiōnēs |
| ablative | discrīptiōne | discrīptiōnibus |
| vocative | discrīptiō | discrīptiōnēs |
dīscriptio, ōnis, f. discribo,
I. a division, distribution, apportionment:
civitatis, Cic. Sest. 65, 137: populi, id. Planc. 18, 45: privatarum possessionum, id. Off. 1, 7, 21; id. Tusc. 4, 1, 1; 5, 24, 68; id. Rep. 1, 46, 70; id. N. D. 1, 33, 92 al. (In these passages, formerly descriptio, q. v.)Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dīscrīptiō ōnis, f
discribo, a division, distribution, apportionment, assignment : civitatis: populi: possessionum: per urbem caedis (cf. descriptio).
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin discrīptiō From discrībō + -tiō.