LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

sectiō

sectiō f (genitive sectiōnis)
Classical[ˈsɛk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. cutting off, cutting up
  2. mowing
  3. surgery
  4. castration
  5. division, section

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesectiōsectiōnēs
genitivesectiōnissectiōnum
dativesectiōnīsectiōnibus
accusativesectiōnemsectiōnēs
ablativesectiōnesectiōnibus
vocativesectiōsectiōnēs

sectĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a cutting, cutting off, cutting up.
I. In gen. (so only post - Aug.): sectio et partitio corporis (humani), Gell. 20, 1, 39; so, corporum, Vitr. 2, 2: cyma a primā sectione praestat, Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 137.—
II. In partic. *
A. A cutting of diseased parts of the body: (mandragoras) bibitur ante sectiones punctionesque, ne sentiantur, Plin. 25, 13, 94, § 150.—
B. A castration, App. M. 7, p. 199, 31.—
C. Publicists' t. t., a dividing, parcelling out, or distribution by auction of captured or confiscated goods (the prevailing and class. signif.; syn.: auctio, licitatio): cujus praedae sectio non venierit, Cic. Inv. 1, 45, 85: sectionem ejus oppidi universam Caesar vendidit, * Caes. B. G. 2, 33; Cic. Fragm. ap. Gell. 13, 24, 6; id. Phil. 2, 26, 64; 2, 29, 71; Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 4; Tac. H. 1, 90; id. A. 13, 23; Suet. Vit. 2.—
D. Hence, of the confiscation of property by tax-gatherers: sectiones publicanorum, Just. 38, 7, 8.—
E. Geometrical t. t., division, section: ut de ratione dividendi, de sectione in infinitum, etc., Quint. 1, 10, 49.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*sekaō
  4. Latinsectiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin sectiō From secō (“to cut”) + -tiō (“-tion”).

Descendants
  • Catalansecció
  • Englishsection
  • Frenchsection
  • Italiansezione
  • Occitanseccion
  • Portugueseseção
  • Portuguesesecção
  • Romaniansecție
  • Romaniansecțiune
  • Spanishsección

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSectioSectio Those are called Sectores who buy property publice (Gaius, 4.146; Gellius, 3.154; Festus, s. v. sectores), and property was said venire publice…

Quick answers

What does sectiō mean in Latin?
sectiō, a noun, means “cutting off, cutting up; mowing; surgery”.
What is the genitive of sectiō?
The genitive singular is sectiōnis. sectiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sectiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɛk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛk.t͡si.o].
Where does sectiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sek- → Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *sekaō → Latin sectiō.