LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

inductiō

inductiō f (genitive inductiōnis)
Classical[ɪnˈdʊk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[inˈduk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. introduction, admission
  2. induction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeinductiōinductiōnēs
genitiveinductiōnisinductiōnum
dativeinductiōnīinductiōnibus
accusativeinductiōneminductiōnēs
ablativeinductiōneinductiōnibus
vocativeinductiōinductiōnēs

in-ductĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a leading or bringing into, introducing, admission (class.).
I. Lit.: nos aquarum inductionibus terris fecunditatem damus, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 152: horum (juvenum in circum), introduction, exhibition, Liv. 44, 9, 5; so on the stage: ficta personarum, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 205: prima trullis frequentetur inductio, a plastering, Pall. 1, 15.—Of a striking out, erasing of writing (cf. induco, 1. C. 3.): lituras, inductiones, superductiones ipse feci, Dig. 28, 4, 1.—
B. Transf., concr.
1. An awning drawn over a theatre to protect the audience from the sun, Vitr. 10 praef.—
2. A fomentation, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 27, 216.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen. (acc. to induco II. B. 2. b.), a purpose, resolution, inclination, intention: animi, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 11, 32; id. Fam. 1, 8, 2: cedet profecto virtuti dolor et animi inductione languescet, id. Tusc. 2, 13, 31.—
B. In partic., rhet. t. t.
1. Induction, a mode of reasoning from known particulars to generals, the Gr. ἐπαγωγή, Cic. Top. 10, 42; id. Inv. 1, 31, 51; Quint. 5, 10, 73; 5, 11, 2 sq.: erroris, id. 9, 1, 31.—
2. Personarum ficta, = προσωποποιΐα, the introduction of a fictitious person, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 205.—
3. Erroris inductio, = ἀποπλάνησις, a leading into error, misguiding, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 205.—
4. An assumption, supposition, Prisc. 1144 P.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin inductiō From indūcō (“to lead”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalaninducció
  • Englishinduction
  • Frenchinduction
  • Italianinduzione
  • Portugueseindução
  • Romanianinducție
  • Spanishinducción
  • Russianиндукция

Quick answers

What does inductiō mean in Latin?
inductiō, a noun, means “introduction, admission; induction”.
What is the genitive of inductiō?
The genitive singular is inductiōnis. inductiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce inductiō?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈdʊk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈduk.t͡si.o].