LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

fūnctiō

fūnctiō f (genitive fūnctiōnis)
Classical[ˈfuːŋk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈfuŋk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. performance, execution (of a task)
  2. function

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefūnctiōfūnctiōnēs
genitivefūnctiōnisfūnctiōnum
dativefūnctiōnīfūnctiōnibus
accusativefūnctiōnemfūnctiōnēs
ablativefūnctiōnefūnctiōnibus
vocativefūnctiōfūnctiōnēs

functĭo, ōnis, f. fungor,
I. a performing, executing, discharging; a performance, execution.
I. In gen. (Ciceron., but very rare): labor est functio quaedam vel animi vel corporis gravioris operis et muneris, Cic. Tusc. 2, 15, 35: ut iis jucundior esset muneris illius functio, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 6, § 15.—*
B. Transf., of things: functionem recipere per solutionem, i. e. perform the part, supply the place of, Dig. 12, 1, 2, § 1.—
II. In partic. (post-class.).
A. Payment of taxes, Cod. Just. 8, 54, 4; 10, 22, 3.—
B. An ending, end (of life), death: inevitabilis, Arn. 2, 78: mortalium, id. 2, 104.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fūnctiō From fungor (“to perform, execute”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanfunció
  • Englishfunction
  • Frenchfonction
  • GermanFunktion
  • Italianfunzione
  • Occitanfoncion
  • Portuguesefunção
  • Romanianfuncție
  • Romanianfuncțiune
  • Spanishfunción

Quick answers

What does fūnctiō mean in Latin?
fūnctiō, a noun, means “performance, execution (of a task); function”.
What is the genitive of fūnctiō?
The genitive singular is fūnctiōnis. fūnctiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce fūnctiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈfuːŋk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfuŋk.t͡si.o].