LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

perfectiō

perfectiō f (genitive perfectiōnis)

Meaning

  1. finishing, completion
  2. perfection

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeperfectiōperfectiōnēs
genitiveperfectiōnisperfectiōnum
dativeperfectiōnīperfectiōnibus
accusativeperfectiōnemperfectiōnēs
ablativeperfectiōneperfectiōnibus
vocativeperfectiōperfectiōnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

ad perfectionem, (ad summum) pervenire
to attain perfection.
absolutio et perfectio (not summa perfectio)
ideal perfection.
singularem quandam perfectionis imaginem animo concipere
to conceive an ideal.

perfectĭo, ōnis, f. perficio,
I. a finishing, completing, perfecting; perfection (class.): hanc absolutionem perfectionemque in oratore desiderans, Cic. de Or. 1, 28, 130: perfectio atque absolutio optimi, id. Brut. 36, 137: ad cumulum perfectionis accedere, Greg. M. Ep. 7, 10 fin.; Cic. Or. 29, 103; id. Fin. 3, 9, 32; Vulg. Num. 6, 21.—Plur.: operum perfectiones, Vitr. 3, 1, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin perficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin perfectiō From perficiō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanperfecció
  • Italianperfezione
  • Frenchperfectionfrom Middle French perfection
  • Portugueseperfeição
  • Romanianperfecție
  • Romanianperfecțiune
  • Spanishperfección
  • Piedmontesepërfession
  • Polishperfekcja

Quick answers

What does perfectiō mean in Latin?
perfectiō, a noun, means “finishing, completion; perfection”.
What is the genitive of perfectiō?
The genitive singular is perfectiōnis. perfectiō is feminine, third declension.