LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

retractātiō

retractātiō f (genitive retractātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. retouching, revision, correction
  2. reconsideration

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeretractātiōretractātiōnēs
genitiveretractātiōnisretractātiōnum
dativeretractātiōnīretractātiōnibus
accusativeretractātiōnemretractātiōnēs
ablativeretractātiōneretractātiōnibus
vocativeretractātiōretractātiōnēs

rē^tractātĭo, ōnis, f. retracto.
I. A taking in hand again; a retouching, revision, correction; so only Retractationes, the title of a work of Augustine.—
II. Reconsideration, remembrance: eorum qui fuerunt retractatio non sine acerbitate quādam juvat, Sen. Ep. 63, 6.—
III. Hesitation, refusal (only in connection with sine): sine ullā retractatione, Cic. Phil. 14, 14, 38; id. Att. 13, 25 (with dubitatio); id. Tusc. 5, 29, 82; Liv. 6, 28: absque retractatione morietur, surely, certainly, Vulg. 1 Reg. 14, 39.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin retractātiō From retractō + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from retractātiō

  • retractationretractātiō

Quick answers

What does retractātiō mean in Latin?
retractātiō, a noun, means “retouching, revision, correction; reconsideration”.
What is the genitive of retractātiō?
The genitive singular is retractātiōnis. retractātiō is feminine, third declension.