LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

subāctiō

subāctiō f (genitive subāctiōnis)
Classical[sʊˈbaːk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[suˈbak.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. rarecultivation, working up, preparation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesubāctiōsubāctiōnēs
genitivesubāctiōnissubāctiōnum
dativesubāctiōnīsubāctiōnibus
accusativesubāctiōnemsubāctiōnēs
ablativesubāctiōnesubāctiōnibus
vocativesubāctiōsubāctiōnēs

sŭbactĭo, ōnis, f. subigo.
I. Lit., a working through, working up, preparing (rare): harena fluviatica bacillorum subactionibus in tectorio recipit soliditatem, Vitr. 2, 4 fin.: subactiones ciborum, Arn. 3, 107.—*
II. Trop., preparation, discipline: subacto mihi ingenio opus est ... subactio autem est usus, auditio, lectio, litterae, Cic. de Or. 2, 30, 131.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin subāctiō From subigō (“to cultivate, conquer”, supine stem subāct-) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does subāctiō mean in Latin?
subāctiō, a noun, means “cultivation, working up, preparation”.
What is the genitive of subāctiō?
The genitive singular is subāctiōnis. subāctiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce subāctiō?
In classical Latin, [sʊˈbaːk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [suˈbak.t͡si.o].