LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

distribūtiō

distribūtiō f (genitive distribūtiōnis)
Classical[dɪs.trɪˈbuː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[dis.triˈbut.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. division, distribution

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedistribūtiōdistribūtiōnēs
genitivedistribūtiōnisdistribūtiōnum
dativedistribūtiōnīdistribūtiōnibus
accusativedistribūtiōnemdistribūtiōnēs
ablativedistribūtiōnedistribūtiōnibus
vocativedistribūtiōdistribūtiōnēs

distrĭbūtĭo, ōnis, f. distribuo,
I. a division, distribution.
I. In gen.: caeli, Cic. Div. 2, 20: invidiae et criminum, id. Clu. 1: utilis rerum ac partium in locos, Quint. 7, 1, 1.—In plur., Cic. Part. 2, 7.—
II. Esp.
A. As a fig. of speech, the resolution of a statement or idea into several, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203; Auct. Her. 4, 35, 47.—
B. In arch., Vitr. 1, 2 fin.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin distribūtiō From distribuō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandistribució
  • Frenchdistribution
  • GermanDistribution
  • Italiandistribuzione
  • Occitandistribucion
  • Portuguesedistribuição
  • Romaniandistribuție
  • Spanishdistribución
  • Finnishdistribuutio
  • Galiciandistribución

Quick answers

What does distribūtiō mean in Latin?
distribūtiō, a noun, means “division, distribution”.
What is the genitive of distribūtiō?
The genitive singular is distribūtiōnis. distribūtiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce distribūtiō?
In classical Latin, [dɪs.trɪˈbuː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [dis.triˈbut.t͡si.o].