What does retractiō mean in Latin?

retractiō, a noun, means “a drawing back, retreating”.

What is the genitive of retractiō?

The genitive singular is retractiōnis. retractiō is feminine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [rɛˈtrak.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈtrak.t͡si.o].

noun · femininethird declension

retractiō f (genitive retractiōnis)

Classical[rɛˈtrak.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[reˈtrak.t͡si.o]

a drawing back, retreating
Retractiones autem graduum nec minus quam sesquipedales nec plus quam bipedales faciendae videnturThe drawing back of the steps ought to be made not less than a foot and a half, and not more than two feet deepc. 15 BCE, Vitruvius, De architectura 3.4.4
a diminishing, reduction, decrease
qui publicanis proferri vel imminui consulto anni dies volebant, modo auctio, modo retractio dierum proveniebatwho wanted the year to be longer or shorter to suit the tax farmers, saw to it that the number of days in the year, saw now an increase, now a decrease]c. 431 CE, Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.14.1
hesitation, refusal; reluctance
Nam si nihil esset in re mali, tam gerere illa morem sine ulla retractatione debuerat,For if there was nothing wrong in so doing, she should have gratified him without any reluctance,c. 303 CE, Arnobius, Against the Pagans 5.9

rē^tractĭo, ōnis, f. retraho.

I. A drawing back, retreating: graduum, i. e. the breadth, Vitr. 3, 4, 4.—

II. Trop.

1. A diminishing: dierum (opp. auctio), Macr. S. 1, 14.—

2. Hesitation, refusal: sine ullā retractione, Arn. 5, 162.

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin retractiō From retrahō + -tiō.

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