LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

truncātiō

truncātiō f (genitive truncātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. maiming, mutilating
  2. truncation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetruncātiōtruncātiōnēs
genitivetruncātiōnistruncātiōnum
dativetruncātiōnītruncātiōnibus
accusativetruncātiōnemtruncātiōnēs
ablativetruncātiōnetruncātiōnibus
vocativetruncātiōtruncātiōnēs

truncātĭo, ōnis, f. trunco,
I. a maiming or mutilating by cutting off: digitorum, Cod. Th. 7, 13, 5.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*twerḱ-der.?
  2. Latintruncātiō

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin truncō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin truncātiō From truncō + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from truncātiō

  • truncationtruncātiō

Quick answers

What does truncātiō mean in Latin?
truncātiō, a noun, means “maiming, mutilating; truncation”.
What is the genitive of truncātiō?
The genitive singular is truncātiōnis. truncātiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does truncātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ-der.? → Latin truncātiō.