LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

prōtractiō

prōtractiō f (genitive prōtractiōnis)
Classical[proːˈtrak.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[proˈtrak.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. post Classicala drawing out, lengthening, protraction
    c. 370 — c. 430, Macrobius, Somnium Scipionis, 1.12.5
    c. 485 — c. 585, Cassiodorus Variarium, 12.2

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōtractiōprōtractiōnēs
genitiveprōtractiōnisprōtractiōnum
dativeprōtractiōnīprōtractiōnibus
accusativeprōtractiōnemprōtractiōnēs
ablativeprōtractiōneprōtractiōnibus
vocativeprōtractiōprōtractiōnēs

prōtractĭo, ōnis, f. protraho,
I. a drawing out, lengthening, protraction (postclass.), Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 12.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōtractiō From prōtrahō + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does prōtractiō mean in Latin?
prōtractiō, a noun, means “a drawing out, lengthening, protraction”.
What is the genitive of prōtractiō?
The genitive singular is prōtractiōnis. prōtractiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce prōtractiō?
In classical Latin, [proːˈtrak.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈtrak.t͡si.o].