LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

distractiō

distractiō f (genitive distractiōnis)

Meaning

  1. A dragging apart; a pulling away; an act of separating or dividing
  2. figurativelySomething that causes people to turn away from each other or their activity; discord; a distraction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedistractiōdistractiōnēs
genitivedistractiōnisdistractiōnum
dativedistractiōnīdistractiōnibus
accusativedistractiōnemdistractiōnēs
ablativedistractiōnedistractiōnibus
vocativedistractiōdistractiōnēs

distractĭo, ōnis, f. distraho,
I. a pulling asunder, dividing, separating.
I. In gen.
A. Lit.: distractio cruciatusque membrorum, Gell. 12, 5, 3.—
B. Transf., a parting, dividing: humanorum animorum, Cic. N. D. 1, 11, 27: animi corporisque, Sen. Ep. 30 fin.: harum mihi voluptatum omnium atque itidem tibi distractio, discidium, vastities venit, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 68.—
C. In partic., in mercant. lang., a selling in single portions, piecemeal, or by retail: fundi, Dig. 2, 15, 8, § 15: mercium, ib. 14, 3, 5, § 12.—
II. Trop., dissension, discord, disagreement: nulla nobis societas cum tyrannis et potius summa distractio est, Cic. Off. 3, 6, 32; so, civium, Varr. ap. Non. 287, 15.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin distractiō From distrahō (“to drag apart”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandistracció
  • Italiandistrazione
  • Frenchdistractionfrom Middle French distraction
  • Romaniandistracțiefrom Middle French distraction
  • Englishdistractionfrom Middle French distraction
  • Occitandistraccion
  • Portuguesedistração
  • Spanishdistracción
  • Asturiandistraición
  • Galiciandistracción

Quick answers

What does distractiō mean in Latin?
distractiō, a noun, means “A dragging apart; a pulling away; an act of separating or dividing”.
What is the genitive of distractiō?
The genitive singular is distractiōnis. distractiō is feminine, third declension.