LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

subtractiō

subtractiō f (genitive subtractiōnis)
Classical[sʊpˈtrak.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[subˈtrak.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. withdrawing
  2. subtraction
    Subtractio est, propositis duobus numeris, majoris ad minorem excessus inventio.Subtraction is, given two numbers, the finding of the excess from the larger to the smaller.c. 1230, Johannes de Sacrobosco, “De Arte Numerandi”, in Rara Mathematica, published 1841, page 6:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesubtractiōsubtractiōnēs
genitivesubtractiōnissubtractiōnum
dativesubtractiōnīsubtractiōnibus
accusativesubtractiōnemsubtractiōnēs
ablativesubtractiōnesubtractiōnibus
vocativesubtractiōsubtractiōnēs

subtractĭo, ōnis, f. subtraho,
I. a drawing back, Vulg. Ep. ad Hebr. 10, 39 (transl. of the Gr. ὑποστολή).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin subtractiō From subtrahō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalansostracció
  • Catalansubtracció
  • Englishsubtraction
  • Frenchsoustraction
  • Italiansottrazione
  • Portuguesesubtração
  • Spanishsustracción

Quick answers

What does subtractiō mean in Latin?
subtractiō, a noun, means “withdrawing; subtraction”.
What is the genitive of subtractiō?
The genitive singular is subtractiōnis. subtractiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce subtractiō?
In classical Latin, [sʊpˈtrak.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [subˈtrak.t͡si.o].