LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

lēctiō

lēctiō f (genitive lēctiōnis)
Classical[ˈɫeːk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. A picking, selecting
  2. A reading, perusal
    Lectio ulla sine delectatione.A reading without any enjoyment.
  3. A chapter
    Ego lēctiōnem legōI read the chapter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelēctiōlēctiōnēs
genitivelēctiōnislēctiōnum
dativelēctiōnīlēctiōnibus
accusativelēctiōnemlēctiōnēs
ablativelēctiōnelēctiōnibus
vocativelēctiōlēctiōnēs

lectĭo, ōnis, f. lego.
I. A gathering, collecting.
A. In gen. (post-Aug. and rare): lectio lapidum, Col. 2, 2, 12: florum, Arn. 5, 173.—*
B. In partic., a picking out, selecting: judicum, Cic. Phil. 5, 6, 16. —
II. A reading, perusal; a reading out, reading aloud.
A. Lit.
1. In gen.: delectabatur lectione librorum, Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4: lectio sine ulla delectatione, id. Tusc. 2, 3, 7: versuum, Quint. 1, 8, 2: non cruda, sed multa iteratione mollita et velut confecta, id. 10, 1, 19: continua, id. 11, 2, 34; cf. id. 1, cap. 8 and 10, cap. 1 passim.—
2. In partic.: lectio senatūs, a reading off or calling over the names of the senators; this was done by the censor, who at the same time struck the unworthy ones from the list: infamis atque invidiosa senatus lectio, Liv. 9, 29; 27, 11; Suet. Aug. 35.—
B. Transf. (abstr. pro contr.), that which is read, reading, text (post-class.): lectio tamen docet, eo tempore solitos, etc., Macr. S. 7, 7, 5: haec sunt quae lectio pontificalis habet, id. ib. 7, 13, 11 fin.: juris lectiones, passages of the laws, Cod. Just. 6, 61, 5: ubi lectio aliqua falsitate notata est, Isid. 1, 20, 3; so, pervulgati juris, Amm. 30, 4, 18: datā lectione quae non sit intellectu difficilis, Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 5, 163: quia Moyses prius hoc statuit, sicut lectio manifestat, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 7, 1 prooem.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*léǵeti
  3. Proto-Italic*legō
  4. Latinlēctiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin lēctiō From legō + -tiō.

Elsewhere
  • Englishlection
  • Englishlectio difficilior
  • GermanLektion
  • Italianlezione
  • Romanianlecție
  • Spanishlección
  • Bulgarianле́кция
  • Corsicanlezzione
  • Esperantoleciono
  • Friulianlezion
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanlliçó
  • Occitanleiçon
  • Frenchleçonfrom Old French leçon
  • Englishlessonfrom Old French leçon
  • Franco-Provençalleçon
  • Franc-Comtoisyeçonfrom Old French leçon
  • Normanlichonfrom Old French leçon
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseliçãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese liçon
  • Asturianlleición
  • Asturianllición
  • Galicianleizónfrom Old Galician-Portuguese liçon
Early borrowings
  • Gothic𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍄𐌾𐍉
  • Afrikaanslesfrom Old Dutch *lekza
  • Caribbean Javaneselèsfrom Old Dutch *lekza
  • Indonesianlesfrom Old Dutch *lekza
  • Papiamentulèsfrom Old Dutch *lekza
  • Papiamentulesfrom Old Dutch *lekza
  • Middle High Germanleczefrom Old High German lekza
  • Middle High Germanletzefrom Old High German lekza
  • Old Irishlíacht(u)
  • Danishlektiefrom Old Saxon lekzia
Serbo-Croatian
  • Latin scriptlèkcija
  • Cyrillic scriptлѐкција

Quick answers

What does lēctiō mean in Latin?
lēctiō, a noun, means “A picking, selecting; A reading, perusal; A chapter”.
What is the genitive of lēctiō?
The genitive singular is lēctiōnis. lēctiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce lēctiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫeːk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlɛk.t͡si.o].
Where does lēctiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti → Proto-Italic *legō → Latin lēctiō.