LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

trāductiō

trāductiō f (genitive trāductiōnis)
Classical[traːˈdʊk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[traˈduk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. transferring
  2. rhetoricmetonymy
  3. rhetoricrepetition of the same word
  4. translation
  5. temporis, passage of time, lapse of time

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrāductiōtrāductiōnēs
genitivetrāductiōnistrāductiōnum
dativetrāductiōnītrāductiōnibus
accusativetrāductiōnemtrāductiōnēs
ablativetrāductiōnetrāductiōnibus
vocativetrāductiōtrāductiōnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

traductio ad plebem
to transfer oneself from the patrician to the plebeian order.

trāductĭo, ōnis, f. traduco. *
I. Lit., a leading along, conducting in triumph: traductio captorum, Aus. Grat. Act. 4.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen. (acc. to traduco, II. A.), a removing, transferring from one rank to another: traductio ad plebem furibundi hominis ac perditi (Clodii), Cic. Sest. 7, 15. —
B. In partic.
1. (Acc. to traduco, II. B. 2.) A making a show of, exposure, public disgrace: hic damnatum cum dedecore et traductione vita exigit, Sen. Ira, 1, 6, 1: interrogationes ad traductionem nostram excogitatae, id. Ep. 85, 1; Vulg. Sap. 2, 14; cf. Lact. 4, 16, 7; id. Epit. 45, 5.—
2. A leading in triumph: captivorum, Aus. Grat. Act. 4. —
3. (Acc. to traduco, II. B. 4.) Of time, the passage, lapse, course: temporis, Cic. Div. 1, 56, 127.—
4. (Acc. to traduco, II. B. 5.) In rhet.
a. A transferring, metonymy: traductio atque immutatio in verbo: Africa terribili tremit horrida terra tumultu. Pro Afris est sumpta Africa, Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167.—
b. A repetition of the same word, Auct. Her. 4, 14, 20.

Origins

Literally, “leading across”, from trādūcō (“lead across”) + -tiō, from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“lead”).

Descendants
  • Catalantraducció
  • Englishtraduction
  • Frenchtraduction
  • Italiantraduzione
  • Portuguesetradução
  • Romaniantraducție
  • Spanishtraducción
  • Asturiantraducción
  • Galiciantradución
  • Piedmontesetradussion

In English words that came into English from trāductiō

  • traductortrāductiō

Quick answers

What does trāductiō mean in Latin?
trāductiō, a noun, means “transferring; metonymy; repetition of the same word”.
What is the genitive of trāductiō?
The genitive singular is trāductiōnis. trāductiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce trāductiō?
In classical Latin, [traːˈdʊk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [traˈduk.t͡si.o].