LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

imperfectiō

imperfectiō f (genitive imperfectiōnis)

Meaning

  1. imperfection

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeimperfectiōimperfectiōnēs
genitiveimperfectiōnisimperfectiōnum
dativeimperfectiōnīimperfectiōnibus
accusativeimperfectiōnemimperfectiōnēs
ablativeimperfectiōneimperfectiōnibus
vocativeimperfectiōimperfectiōnēs

imperfectĭo (inp-), ōnis, f. imperfectus,
I. imperfection (late Lat.), Aug. de Genes. ad lit. 1, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinimperfectiō

Latin perfectiō Latin imperfectiō From in- + perfectiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanimperfecció
  • Italianimperfezione
  • Frenchimperfectionfrom Middle French imperfection
  • Portugueseimperfeição
  • Spanishimperfección
  • Galicianimperfección
  • Piedmonteseimperfession

Quick answers

What does imperfectiō mean in Latin?
imperfectiō, a noun, means “imperfection”.
What is the genitive of imperfectiō?
The genitive singular is imperfectiōnis. imperfectiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does imperfectiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin imperfectiō.