factio
From faciō (“to make, do”) + -tiō (action noun suffix), with a metaphorical primary meaning.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfak.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfak.t͡si.o]
Noun
factiō f (genitive factiōnis); third declension
- a political faction, a group of people acting together
- a company of charioteers
- (rare) an act of making or doing; a preparation
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | factiō | factiōnēs |
| genitive | factiōnis | factiōnum |
| dative | factiōnī | factiōnibus |
| accusative | factiōnem | factiōnēs |
| ablative | factiōne | factiōnibus |
| vocative | factiō | factiōnēs |