LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

sortītiō

sortītiō f (genitive sortītiōnis)
Classical[sɔrˈtiː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[sorˈtit.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. casting of lots

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesortītiōsortītiōnēs
genitivesortītiōnissortītiōnum
dativesortītiōnīsortītiōnibus
accusativesortītiōnemsortītiōnēs
ablativesortītiōnesortītiōnibus
vocativesortītiōsortītiōnēs

sortītĭo, ōnis, f. sortior,
I. a casting or drawing of lots, a choosing or determining by lot, sortition (class.): deos quaeso, mihi ut sortitio eveniat, * Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 38: dum aequantur sortes, dum sortitio fit, Cic. Cornel. Fragm. 1, 13, p. 449 Orell.; Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 1: aedilicia, Cic. Planc. 22, 53: praerogativa, id. Phil. 2, 33, 82: provinciarum, id. ib. 3, 10, 24; id. Clu. 46, 128; id. Q. Fr. 2, 1, 2; Suet. Tib. 35 al.; plur., id. Aug. 29.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin sortītiō From sortior + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishsortition
  • Frenchsortition

In English words that came into English from sortītiō

  • sortitionsortītiō

Quick answers

What does sortītiō mean in Latin?
sortītiō, a noun, means “casting of lots”.
What is the genitive of sortītiō?
The genitive singular is sortītiōnis. sortītiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sortītiō?
In classical Latin, [sɔrˈtiː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sorˈtit.t͡si.o].