LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

imminūtiō

imminūtiō f (genitive imminūtiōnis)

Meaning

  1. lessening, weakening, impairing, injuring
  2. deflowering

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeimminūtiōimminūtiōnēs
genitiveimminūtiōnisimminūtiōnum
dativeimminūtiōnīimminūtiōnibus
accusativeimminūtiōnemimminūtiōnēs
ablativeimminūtiōneimminūtiōnibus
vocativeimminūtiōimminūtiōnēs

immĭnūtĭo (inm-), ōnis, f. imminuo,
I. a lessening, aiminution; a weakening, impairing, injuring (rare but class.).
I. Lit.: pravitas imminutioque corporis, i. e. mutilation, Cic. Fin. 5, 17, 47. —In mal. part., i. q. devirgin tio, a deflowering, Aus. Cent. Nupt. Idyll. 13.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen.: dignitatis, Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 2: criminis, Quint. 7, 4, 3: malorum, id. 5, 10, 33.—
B. In partic., as a figure of speech, the use of a weaker expression for a stronger, Cic. de Or. 3, 54, 207; Quint. 9, 1, 34; 9, 3, 90.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin imminūtiō From imminuō + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from imminūtiō

  • imminutionimminūtiō

Quick answers

What does imminūtiō mean in Latin?
imminūtiō, a noun, means “lessening, weakening, impairing, injuring; deflowering”.
What is the genitive of imminūtiō?
The genitive singular is imminūtiōnis. imminūtiō is feminine, third declension.