What does persecūtiō mean in Latin?

persecūtiō, a noun, means “pursuit, chase; prosecution; persecution (of Christians)”.

What is the genitive of persecūtiō?

The genitive singular is persecūtiōnis. persecūtiō is feminine, third declension.

noun · femininethird declension

persecūtiō f (genitive persecūtiōnis)

persĕcūtĭo, ōnis, f. id.,

I. a following after, a chasing, pursuing; a chase, pursuit.

I. Lit.: bestiae, Dig. 41, 1, 44; so ib. 41, 1, 4; App. M. 4, p. 155, 1: pluviis persecutionem passi, Vulg. Sap. 16, 16; 11, 21.—

II. Transf.

A. A prosecution, action, suit, Cic. Or. 41, 141 (dub.; al. praescriptionum); Dig. 46, 4, 18, § 1.—

B. A persecution, esp. of Christians, Tert. Spect. 27: De Fuga in Persecutione, the title of a treatise by Tertullian, Vulg. Matt. 5, 10 et saep.—

C. A following up, prosecution of an affair: negotii, App. M. 10, p. 252, 9.

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin persecūtiō From persequor + -tiō.

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