LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

refectiō

refectiō f (genitive refectiōnis)

Meaning

  1. remaking
  2. restoration, repair
  3. refreshment, recreation
  4. dining room, guest chamber

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerefectiōrefectiōnēs
genitiverefectiōnisrefectiōnum
dativerefectiōnīrefectiōnibus
accusativerefectiōnemrefectiōnēs
ablativerefectiōnerefectiōnibus
vocativerefectiōrefectiōnēs

rĕfectĭo (rĕfict-), ōnis, f. reficio,
I. a restoring, repairing (post-Aug.).
I. Lit.: Capitolii, Suet. Caes. 15: ferramenta, quae refectionem desiderant, Col. 12, 3, 9: viae publicae, Dig. 43, 11, 1; cf. ib. 43, 21, 1, § 7. — In plur., Vitr. 6, 3.—
II. Trop., refreshment, refection, recreation, recovery (cf.: relaxatio, remissio): etiam febre liberatus vix refectioni valebit, will scarcely be strong enough to recover, Cels. 3, 15; 4, 6 fin.: tempora ad quietem refectionemque nobis data, Quint. 10, 3, 26; cf. Plin. Pan. 81: oculorum (with recreatur acies), Plin. 37, 5, 16, § 63: lassitudinum perfrictionumque (oleum), id. 23, 4, 40, § 80.— In plur.: quae refectiones tuas arbores praetexerint, Plin. Pan. 15, 4. —
B. Transf., i. q. deversorium or cenaculum, transl. of the Gr. κατάλυμα, Vulg. Marc. 14, 14.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin refectiō From reficiō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishrefection
  • Frenchréfection
  • Italianrefezione
  • Portugueserefeição
  • Spanishrefección
  • Spanishrefacción

In English words that came into English from refectiō

  • refectionrefectiōnem

Quick answers

What does refectiō mean in Latin?
refectiō, a noun, means “remaking; restoration, repair; refreshment, recreation”.
What is the genitive of refectiō?
The genitive singular is refectiōnis. refectiō is feminine, third declension.