LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

prōductiō

prōductiō f (genitive prōductiōnis)
Classical[proːˈdʊk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[proˈduk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. prolonging, lengthening, extension
  2. production (bringing-forth)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōductiōprōductiōnēs
genitiveprōductiōnisprōductiōnum
dativeprōductiōnīprōductiōnibus
accusativeprōductiōnemprōductiōnēs
ablativeprōductiōneprōductiōnibus
vocativeprōductiōprōductiōnēs

prōductĭo, ōnis, f. id..
I. A lengthening, prolonging (class.): productio temporis, Cic. Fin. 3, 14, 45: verbi, id. Top. 8, 36.—
II. A lengthening in pronunciation: ut aut contractione brevius fieret, aut productione longius, Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 196: voces aut productione aut correptione mutatae, Quint. 9, 3, 69; cf. id. 7, 9, 13.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōductiō From prōdūcō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanproducció
  • Englishproduction
  • Frenchproduction
  • GermanProduktion
  • Italianproduzione
  • Occitanproduccion
  • Portugueseprodução
  • Romanianproducție
  • Spanishproducción
  • Galicianprodución

In English words that came into English from prōductiō

  • productionprōductiō

Quick answers

What does prōductiō mean in Latin?
prōductiō, a noun, means “prolonging, lengthening, extension; production (bringing-forth)”.
What is the genitive of prōductiō?
The genitive singular is prōductiōnis. prōductiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōductiō?
In classical Latin, [proːˈdʊk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈduk.t͡si.o].