LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

iūnctiō

iūnctiō f (genitive iūnctiōnis)

Meaning

  1. joining, uniting
  2. joint, junction, union

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeiūnctiōiūnctiōnēs
genitiveiūnctiōnisiūnctiōnum
dativeiūnctiōnīiūnctiōnibus
accusativeiūnctiōnemiūnctiōnēs
ablativeiūnctiōneiūnctiōnibus
vocativeiūnctiōiūnctiōnēs

junctio, ōnis, f. jungo,
I. a joining, uniting, union, Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 71.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*yewg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yunégti
  3. Proto-Italic*jungō
  4. Latiniūnctiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin iūnctiō From iungō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishjunction
  • Frenchjonction
  • GermanJunktion
  • Italiangiunzione
  • Portuguesejunção
  • Romanianjoncțiune
  • Bengaliজংশনfrom English junction
  • Japaneseジャンクションfrom English junction
  • Sicilianjunziuni
  • Sicilianjunzioni

Quick answers

What does iūnctiō mean in Latin?
iūnctiō, a noun, means “joining, uniting; joint, junction, union”.
What is the genitive of iūnctiō?
The genitive singular is iūnctiōnis. iūnctiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does iūnctiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *yewg- → Proto-Indo-European *yunégti → Proto-Italic *jungō → Latin iūnctiō.