LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

reductiō

reductiō f (genitive reductiōnis)
Classical[rɛˈdʊk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[reˈduk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. A bringing back, a leading back.
  2. A restoring, restoration.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativereductiōreductiōnēs
genitivereductiōnisreductiōnum
dativereductiōnīreductiōnibus
accusativereductiōnemreductiōnēs
ablativereductiōnereductiōnibus
vocativereductiōreductiōnēs

rĕductĭo, ōnis, f. reduco,
I. a leading or bringing back; a restoring, restoration (very rare): quoniam senatūs consultum nullum exstat, quo reductio regis Alexandrini tibi adempta sit, * Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 4 (shortly afterwards: ut per te restituatur et sine multitudine reducatur): per cujus (clipei) reductiones et demissiones, by the raising and lowering of which, Vitr. 5, 10 fin.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin reductiō From redūcō (“bring back, restore”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanreducció
  • Englishreduction
  • Frenchréduction
  • GermanReduktion
  • Italianriduzione
  • Occitanreduccion
  • Portugueseredução
  • Romanianreducție
  • Spanishreducción
  • Friulianriduzion

In English words that came into English from reductiō

  • reductionreductiō

Quick answers

What does reductiō mean in Latin?
reductiō, a noun, means “A bringing back, a leading back.; A restoring, restoration.”.
What is the genitive of reductiō?
The genitive singular is reductiōnis. reductiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce reductiō?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈdʊk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈduk.t͡si.o].