LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

retribūtiō

retribūtiō f (genitive retribūtiōnis)

Meaning

  1. recompense, repayment
  2. retribution

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeretribūtiōretribūtiōnēs
genitiveretribūtiōnisretribūtiōnum
dativeretribūtiōnīretribūtiōnibus
accusativeretribūtiōnemretribūtiōnēs
ablativeretribūtiōneretribūtiōnibus
vocativeretribūtiōretribūtiōnēs

rē^trĭbūtĭo, ōnis, f. retribuo,
I. recompense, repayment, retribution (eccl. Lat.): mali pro bono, Aug. Civ. Dei, 22, 23: vitae aeternae, Tert. Apol. 18: meritorum, Sid. Ep. 4, 11: contumeliae, Lact. 6, 18, 27; Vulg. Psa. 136, 8.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin retribūtiō From retribuō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanretribució
  • Frenchrétribution
  • Italianretribuzione
  • Portugueseretribuição
  • Romanianretribuție
  • Spanishretribución
  • Indonesianretribusifrom French rétribution
  • Galicianretribución
  • Piedmonteseretribussion

Quick answers

What does retribūtiō mean in Latin?
retribūtiō, a noun, means “recompense, repayment; retribution”.
What is the genitive of retribūtiō?
The genitive singular is retribūtiōnis. retribūtiō is feminine, third declension.