LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

excrētiō

excrētiō f (genitive excrētiōnis)
Classical[ɛkˈskreː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ekˈskrɛt.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. excretion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexcrētiōexcrētiōnēs
genitiveexcrētiōnisexcrētiōnum
dativeexcrētiōnīexcrētiōnibus
accusativeexcrētiōnemexcrētiōnēs
ablativeexcrētiōneexcrētiōnibus
vocativeexcrētiōexcrētiōnēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin excrētiō From excernō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanexcreció
  • Englishexcretion
  • Frenchexcrétion
  • Italianescrezione
  • Portugueseexcreção
  • Romanianexcreție
  • Spanishexcreción
  • Russianэкскреция

In English words that came into English from excrētiō

  • excretionexcrētiō

Quick answers

What does excrētiō mean in Latin?
excrētiō, a noun, means “excretion”.
What is the genitive of excrētiō?
The genitive singular is excrētiōnis. excrētiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce excrētiō?
In classical Latin, [ɛkˈskreː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ekˈskrɛt.t͡si.o].