LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ērēctiō

ērēctiō f (genitive ērēctiōnis)

Meaning

  1. erection (process)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeērēctiōērēctiōnēs
genitiveērēctiōnisērēctiōnum
dativeērēctiōnīērēctiōnibus
accusativeērēctiōnemērēctiōnēs
ablativeērēctiōneērēctiōnibus
vocativeērēctiōērēctiōnēs

ērectĭo, ōnis, f. erigo,
I. a setting up, erecting: tignorum, Vitr. 10, 5 fin.; 8 praef.; Vulg. Num. 10, 21.—
II. Trop., pride, insolence, Vulg. Job, 22, 20.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latinērēctiō

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Latin ērigō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ērēctiō From ērigō + -tiō.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanerecció
  • Englisherection
  • Italianerezione
  • Frenchérectionfrom Middle French erection
  • Portugueseereção
  • Romanianerecție
  • Spanisherección
  • Armenianէրեկցիաfrom Russian эрекция
Norwegian
  • Norwegian Bokmålereksjon
  • Norwegian Nynorskereksjon

Quick answers

What does ērēctiō mean in Latin?
ērēctiō, a noun, means “erection (process)”.
What is the genitive of ērēctiō?
The genitive singular is ērēctiōnis. ērēctiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does ērēctiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin ērēctiō.