LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

redēmptiō

redēmptiō f (genitive redēmptiōnis)
Classical[rɛˈdeːmp.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[reˈdɛmp.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. redemption, redeeming (buying back)

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeredēmptiōredēmptiōnēs
genitiveredēmptiōnisredēmptiōnum
dativeredēmptiōnīredēmptiōnibus
accusativeredēmptiōnemredēmptiōnēs
ablativeredēmptiōneredēmptiōnibus
vocativeredēmptiōredēmptiōnēs

rĕdemptĭo, ōnis, f. redimo.
I. A buying back, buying off; a releasing, ransoming, redemption: cum captivis redemptio negabatur, Liv. 25, 6: ducis (capti), Quint. 7, 1, 29: puellae, Val. Max. 4, 3, 1: sacramenti, i. e. the purchase of one's military oath, i. e. of his discharge, Auct. B. Alex. 56, 4 (cf. id. ib. 55, 4: qui se pecuniā redemerunt).— Absol.: quia mercede pactā accesserat ad talem redemptionem, i. e. a releasing or release of the debtor from the demand, by paying the creditor, Dig. 17, 1, 6 fin.; v. redemptor.—
II. A buying up of a court of justice, bribing: judicii, Cic. Verr. 1, 6, 16. — Plur. and absol.: reorum pactiones, redemptiones, Cic. Pis. 36, 87.—
III. A farming of the revenue, Cic. Prov. Cons. 5, 11.—
IV. Esp. (eccl. Lat.), a release from sin or from its penalties, a rescuing from death, etc.: animae suae, Vulg. Psa. 48, 8; absol., id. Eph. 1, 7.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin redēmptiō From redimō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Frenchrançonfrom Old French raençon
  • Englishransomfrom Old French raençon
  • Catalanredempció
  • Englishredemption
  • Frenchrédemption
  • Romanianredempțiunefrom French rédemption
  • Italianredenzione
  • Portugueseredenção
  • Spanishredención
  • Dutchrantsoenfrom Old French raençon

In English words that came into English from redēmptiō

  • ransomredēmptiō
  • redemptionredēmptiō

Quick answers

What does redēmptiō mean in Latin?
redēmptiō, a noun, means “redemption, redeeming (buying back)”.
What is the genitive of redēmptiō?
The genitive singular is redēmptiōnis. redēmptiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce redēmptiō?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈdeːmp.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈdɛmp.t͡si.o].