LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

refrāctiō

refrāctiō f (genitive refrāctiōnis)
Classical[rɛˈfraːk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[reˈfrak.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinrefraction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerefrāctiōrefrāctiōnēs
genitiverefrāctiōnisrefrāctiōnum
dativerefrāctiōnīrefrāctiōnibus
accusativerefrāctiōnemrefrāctiōnēs
ablativerefrāctiōnerefrāctiōnibus
vocativerefrāctiōrefrāctiōnēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin refrāctiō From refringō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanrefracció
  • Englishrefraction
  • Frenchréfraction
  • GermanRefraktion
  • Italianrifrazione
  • Occitanrefraccion
  • Portugueserefração
  • Spanishrefracción
  • Galicianrefracción
  • Russianрефракция

Quick answers

What does refrāctiō mean in Latin?
refrāctiō, a noun, means “refraction”.
What is the genitive of refrāctiō?
The genitive singular is refrāctiōnis. refrāctiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce refrāctiō?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈfraːk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈfrak.t͡si.o].