LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

pūnctiō

pūnctiō f (genitive pūnctiōnis)
Classical[ˈpuːŋk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpuŋk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. puncture, pricking

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepūnctiō
pūnctiuncula		pūnctiōnēs
pūnctiunculae
genitivepūnctiōnis
pūnctiunculae		pūnctiōnum
pūnctiunculārum
dativepūnctiōnī
pūnctiunculae		pūnctiōnibus
pūnctiunculīs
accusativepūnctiōnem
pūnctiunculam		pūnctiōnēs
pūnctiunculās
ablativepūnctiōne
pūnctiunculā		pūnctiōnibus
pūnctiunculīs
vocativepūnctiō
pūnctiuncula		pūnctiōnēs
pūnctiunculae

punctĭo, ōnis, f. id., in medicine,
I. a pricking, puncture: dolores laterum, qui punctionem afferant, a pricking pain, stitch, Plin. 34, 15, 44, § 151.—In plur.: punctiones sentire, Cels. 8, 9, 2; Plin. 25, 13, 94, § 150; Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 6.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin pūnctiō From pungō + -tiō.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanpunxófrom Old Catalan punxon
  • Occitanponchon
  • Occitanponchona
  • Old Frenchponson
  • Old Frenchponcheon
  • Old Frenchponchon
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesepunção
  • Spanishpunzón
Italo-Romance
  • Italianpunzone
  • Sicilianpunzuni
Borrowings
  • Spanishpunción
  • Dutchpunctie
  • Russianпункция
North Italian
  • Venetanpolxón

Quick answers

What does pūnctiō mean in Latin?
pūnctiō, a noun, means “puncture, pricking”.
What is the genitive of pūnctiō?
The genitive singular is pūnctiōnis. pūnctiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce pūnctiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈpuːŋk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpuŋk.t͡si.o].