LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

putrefactiō

putrefactiō f (genitive putrefactiōnis)

Meaning

  1. rotting, putrefaction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeputrefactiōputrefactiōnēs
genitiveputrefactiōnisputrefactiōnum
dativeputrefactiōnīputrefactiōnibus
accusativeputrefactiōnemputrefactiōnēs
ablativeputrefactiōneputrefactiōnibus
vocativeputrefactiōputrefactiōnēs

pū^trĕfactio, ōnis, f. putrefacio,
I. a rotting (late Lat.), Aug. Ep. 147.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin putrefactiō From putrefaciō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanputrefacció
  • Frenchputréfaction
  • Italianputrefazione
  • Portugueseputrefação
  • Spanishputrefacción
  • Galicianputrefacción

Quick answers

What does putrefactiō mean in Latin?
putrefactiō, a noun, means “rotting, putrefaction”.
What is the genitive of putrefactiō?
The genitive singular is putrefactiōnis. putrefactiō is feminine, third declension.