LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

obtortiō

obtortiō f (genitive obtortiōnis)
Classical[ɔpˈtɔr.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[obˈtɔr.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a twisting, writhing, distortion
    valgia vero sunt labellorum obtortiones in supinatione factaeValgia really means the twisting of the lips that occurs while vomitingc. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Fragments 10

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeobtortiōobtortiōnēs
genitiveobtortiōnisobtortiōnum
dativeobtortiōnīobtortiōnibus
accusativeobtortiōnemobtortiōnēs
ablativeobtortiōneobtortiōnibus
vocativeobtortiōobtortiōnēs

obtortĭo, ōnis, f. obtorqueo,
I. a twisting, writhing, distortion: valgia sunt labellorum obtortiones, Fulg. Prisc. Serm. p. 565, 33.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin obtortiō From obtorqueō + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does obtortiō mean in Latin?
obtortiō, a noun, means “a twisting, writhing, distortion”.
What is the genitive of obtortiō?
The genitive singular is obtortiōnis. obtortiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce obtortiō?
In classical Latin, [ɔpˈtɔr.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [obˈtɔr.t͡si.o].