LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

distortiō

distortiō f (genitive distortiōnis)
Classical[dɪsˈtɔr.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[disˈtɔr.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a distorting, contortion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedistortiōdistortiōnēs
genitivedistortiōnisdistortiōnum
dativedistortiōnīdistortiōnibus
accusativedistortiōnemdistortiōnēs
ablativedistortiōnedistortiōnibus
vocativedistortiōdistortiōnēs

distortĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a distorting, writhing, contortion: membrorum, Cic. Tusc. 4, 13, 29; cf. id. Fin. 5, 12, 35: oris, Cels. 4, 2, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin distortiō From distorqueō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandistorsió
  • Englishdistortion
  • Frenchdistorsion
  • Italiandistorsione
  • Occitandistorsion
  • Portuguesedistorção
  • Romaniandistorsiune
  • Spanishdistorsión

Quick answers

What does distortiō mean in Latin?
distortiō, a noun, means “a distorting, contortion”.
What is the genitive of distortiō?
The genitive singular is distortiōnis. distortiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce distortiō?
In classical Latin, [dɪsˈtɔr.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [disˈtɔr.t͡si.o].