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noun · femininethird declension

prōscrīptiō

prōscrīptiō f (genitive prōscrīptiōnis)
Classical[proːsˈkriːp.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[prosˈkrip.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. advertisement (public notice)
  2. proscription

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōscrīptiōprōscrīptiōnēs
genitiveprōscrīptiōnisprōscrīptiōnum
dativeprōscrīptiōnīprōscrīptiōnibus
accusativeprōscrīptiōnemprōscrīptiōnēs
ablativeprōscrīptiōneprōscrīptiōnibus
vocativeprōscrīptiōprōscrīptiōnēs

prōscriptĭo, ōnis, f. proscribo (class.).
I. A written public notice of sale. an advertisement: proscriptio bonorum, Cic. Quint. 18, 56: quam ad diem proscriptiones venditionesque fiant, id. Rosc. Am. 44, 128: bonorum, id. Cat. 2, 10, 21: praediorum, id. Fl. 30, 74.—
II. Proscription, outlawry, confiscation: proscriptionis miserrimum nomen, Cic. Dom. 17, 43: de capite civis et de bonis proscriptionem ferre, id. Sest. 30, 65; id. Cat. 2, 9, 20: capitis mei, id. Prov. Cons. 19, 45: proscriptione pecunias ex aerario accipere, Suet. Caes. 11.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōscrīptiō From prōscrībō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanproscripció
  • Frenchproscription
  • Italianproscrizione
  • Portugueseproscrição
  • Romanianproscripție
  • Occitanproscripcion
  • Spanishproscripción
  • Galicianproscrición

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesProscriptioProscriptio The word proscriptio, signifying primarily the writing up of anything, was generally used to denote a written public notice of sale; prosc…

Quick answers

What does prōscrīptiō mean in Latin?
prōscrīptiō, a noun, means “advertisement (public notice); proscription”.
What is the genitive of prōscrīptiō?
The genitive singular is prōscrīptiōnis. prōscrīptiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōscrīptiō?
In classical Latin, [proːsˈkriːp.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [prosˈkrip.t͡si.o].