LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

flexiō

flexiō f (genitive flexiōnis)
Classical[ˈfɫɛk.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈflɛk.si.o]

Meaning

  1. a bending, swaying, turning, winding
  2. a bend, curve
  3. modulation, inflection

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeflexiōflexiōnēs
genitiveflexiōnisflexiōnum
dativeflexiōnīflexiōnibus
accusativeflexiōnemflexiōnēs
ablativeflexiōneflexiōnibus
vocativeflexiōflexiōnēs

flexĭo, ōnis, f. flecto,
I. a bending, swaying, turning; a bend, turn, curve (rare but class.).
I. Lit.: trunco toto se ipse moderans et virili laterum flexione, Cic. Or. 18, 59; id. de Or. 3, 59, 220.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen.: quae deverticula flexionesque quaesisti! i. e. turnings, windings, Cic. Pis. 22, 53.—
B. In partic., of the voice, a modulation, inflection, change: est in dicendo etiam quidam cantus obscurior ... quem significat Demosthenes et Aeschines, cum alter alteri obicit vocis flexiones, Cic. Or. 18, 57: delicatiores in cantu, id. de Or. 3, 25, 98: ut cervices oculosque pariter cum modorum flexionibus torquent, id. Leg. 2, 15, 39.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin flexiō From flectō (“to bend, curve”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanflexió
  • Englishflexion
  • Frenchflexion
  • Italianflessione
  • Occitanflexion
  • Portugueseflexão
  • Romanianflexiune
  • Spanishflexión
  • Asturianflexón
  • Dutchflexie

Quick answers

What does flexiō mean in Latin?
flexiō, a noun, means “a bending, swaying, turning, winding; a bend, curve; modulation, inflection”.
What is the genitive of flexiō?
The genitive singular is flexiōnis. flexiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce flexiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈfɫɛk.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈflɛk.si.o].