LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dissectiō

dissectiō f (genitive dissectiōnis)

Meaning

  1. dissection
  2. dismemberment

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedissectiōdissectiōnēs
genitivedissectiōnisdissectiōnum
dativedissectiōnīdissectiōnibus
accusativedissectiōnemdissectiōnēs
ablativedissectiōnedissectiōnibus
vocativedissectiōdissectiōnēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dissectiō From dissecō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandissecció
  • Englishdissection
  • Frenchdissection
  • Italiandissezione
  • Occitandisseccion
  • Portuguesedissecção
  • Romaniandisecție
  • Spanishdisección
  • Galiciandisección
  • Russianдиссе́кция

Quick answers

What does dissectiō mean in Latin?
dissectiō, a noun, means “dissection; dismemberment”.
What is the genitive of dissectiō?
The genitive singular is dissectiōnis. dissectiō is feminine, third declension.