LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

sēductiō

sēductiō f (genitive sēductiōnis)
Classical[seːˈdʊk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[seˈduk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. separation
  2. seduction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesēductiōsēductiōnēs
genitivesēductiōnissēductiōnum
dativesēductiōnīsēductiōnibus
accusativesēductiōnemsēductiōnēs
ablativesēductiōnesēductiōnibus
vocativesēductiōsēductiōnēs

sēductĭo, ōnis, f. seduco.
I. (Acc. to seduco, I.) *
A. A leading or drawing aside: seductiones testium, Cic. Mur. 24, 49.—
B. A misleading, seduction (eccl. Lat.): Adam confessus est seductionem, non occultavit seductricem, Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 2 fin.; Ambros. in Luc. 7, § 218: cordis, Vulg. Jer. 23, 26: iniquitatis, id. 2 Thess. 2, 10.—*
II. (Acc. to seduco, II.) A separation: mors est corporis animaeque seductio, Lact. 2, 12, 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin sēductiō From sēdūcō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanseducció
  • Englishseduction
  • Frenchséduction
  • Italianseduzione
  • Portuguesesedução
  • Romanianseducție
  • Spanishseducción

Quick answers

What does sēductiō mean in Latin?
sēductiō, a noun, means “separation; seduction”.
What is the genitive of sēductiō?
The genitive singular is sēductiōnis. sēductiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sēductiō?
In classical Latin, [seːˈdʊk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [seˈduk.t͡si.o].