LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

obductiō

obductiō f (genitive obductiōnis)
Classical[ɔbˈdʊk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[obˈduk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. covering, veiling, enveloping

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeobductiōobductiōnēs
genitiveobductiōnisobductiōnum
dativeobductiōnīobductiōnibus
accusativeobductiōnemobductiōnēs
ablativeobductiōneobductiōnibus
vocativeobductiōobductiōnēs

ob-ductĭo, ōnis, f. obduco,
I. a covering, veiling, enveloping. *
I. In gen.: nubila inimica obductione pendent, Arn. 1, 7.—
II. In partic., a veiling of criminals before their execution: obductio capitis, Cic. Rab. Perd. 5, 16: capitum, Amm. 14, 7, 21; Vulg. Eccles. 5, 1; 5, 10.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin obductiō From obducō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • GermanObduktion
  • Englishobduction
  • Danishobduktion
  • Serbo-Croatianobdukcija
  • Norwegianobduksjon
  • Sloveneobdukcija
  • Swedishobduktion

In English words that came into English from obductiō

  • obductionobductiō

Quick answers

What does obductiō mean in Latin?
obductiō, a noun, means “covering, veiling, enveloping”.
What is the genitive of obductiō?
The genitive singular is obductiōnis. obductiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce obductiō?
In classical Latin, [ɔbˈdʊk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [obˈduk.t͡si.o].