LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

intrōductiō

intrōductiō f (genitive intrōductiōnis)
Classical[ɪn.troːˈdʊk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[in.troˈduk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. innovation
  2. A lead-in; an introduction, a preface
    Tentamen Introductionis in Historiam Doctrinae Logicae de IdeisAn Essay Introducing the History of the Logical Doctrine of Ideas1719, Johann Jakob Brucker, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeintrōductiōintrōductiōnēs
genitiveintrōductiōnisintrōductiōnum
dativeintrōductiōnīintrōductiōnibus
accusativeintrōductiōnemintrōductiōnēs
ablativeintrōductiōneintrōductiōnibus
vocativeintrōductiōintrōductiōnēs

intrōductīo, ōnis, f. introduco,
I. a leading in, introduction: adulescentulorum nobilium, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 5: saeculi, a beginning, Tert. adv. Marc. 5, 6.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin intrōductiō From intrōdūcō (“to lead in”) + -tiō (“-tion”, forming nouns from verbs).

Descendants
  • Catalanintroducció
  • Englishintroduction
  • Frenchintroduction
  • Italianintroduzione
  • Portugueseintrodução
  • Romanianintroducție
  • Spanishintroducción
  • Friulianintroduzion
  • Galicianintrodución
  • Piedmonteseintrodussion

In English words that came into English from intrōductiō

  • introintrōductiō

Quick answers

What does intrōductiō mean in Latin?
intrōductiō, a noun, means “innovation; A lead-in; an introduction, a preface”.
What is the genitive of intrōductiō?
The genitive singular is intrōductiōnis. intrōductiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce intrōductiō?
In classical Latin, [ɪn.troːˈdʊk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.troˈduk.t͡si.o].