LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

indiscrētiō

indiscrētiō f (genitive indiscrētiōnis)
Classical[ɪn.dɪsˈkreː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[in.disˈkrɛt.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinindiscretion (lack of discretion)
    c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Interpretatio libri Didymi de spiritu sancto 36 (quoted in Gaffiot)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeindiscrētiōindiscrētiōnēs
genitiveindiscrētiōnisindiscrētiōnum
dativeindiscrētiōnīindiscrētiōnibus
accusativeindiscrētiōnemindiscrētiōnēs
ablativeindiscrētiōneindiscrētiōnibus
vocativeindiscrētiōindiscrētiōnēs

in-discrētĭo, ōnis, f.,
I. lack of discernment, indiscretion, Hier. in Didym. de Spir. S. 36.

Origins

From in- + discrētiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanindiscreció
  • Frenchindiscrétion
  • Italianindiscrezione
  • Portugueseindiscrição
  • Romanianindiscreție
  • Spanishindiscreción
  • Galicianindiscreción
  • Galicianindiscrição

In English words that came into English from indiscrētiō

  • indiscretionindiscrētiō

Quick answers

What does indiscrētiō mean in Latin?
indiscrētiō, a noun, means “indiscretion (lack of discretion)”.
What is the genitive of indiscrētiō?
The genitive singular is indiscrētiōnis. indiscrētiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce indiscrētiō?
In classical Latin, [ɪn.dɪsˈkreː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.disˈkrɛt.t͡si.o].