LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

remōtiō

remōtiō f (genitive remōtiōnis)
Classical[rɛˈmoː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[reˈmɔt.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. withdrawal, putting back
  2. taking away, removal (of an object)
  3. dismissal (of a person)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeremōtiōremōtiōnēs
genitiveremōtiōnisremōtiōnum
dativeremōtiōnīremōtiōnibus
accusativeremōtiōnemremōtiōnēs
ablativeremōtiōneremōtiōnibus
vocativeremōtiōremōtiōnēs

rĕmōtĭo, ōnis, f. removeo,
I. a putting back, withdrawing: bracchii, Auct. Her. 4, 19, 26.—
II. A putting away, removing, removal.
1. Lit.: tutoris, Dig. 26, 10, 4.—
2. Trop.: remotio criminis est cum ejus intentio facti, quod ab adversario infertur, in alium aut in aliud demovetur, Cic. Inv. 2, 29, 86; 2, 30, 91.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin remōtiō From removeō (“to remove, withdraw, take away, move back”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanremoció
  • Englishremotion
  • Italianrimozione
  • Portugueseremoção
  • Spanishremoción
  • Galicianremoción

In English words that came into English from remōtiō

  • remotionremōtiō

Quick answers

What does remōtiō mean in Latin?
remōtiō, a noun, means “withdrawal, putting back; taking away, removal (of an object); dismissal (of a person)”.
What is the genitive of remōtiō?
The genitive singular is remōtiōnis. remōtiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce remōtiō?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈmoː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈmɔt.t͡si.o].