contractiō
con-tractiō lat. Zusammenziehung
Von contrahō „zusammenziehen, verkürzen“ + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔnˈtrak.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [konˈtrak.t͡si.o]
Noun
contractiō f (genitive contractiōnis); third declension
- a contraction, drawing together
- abridgment, shortening
- dejection, despondency
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | contractiō | contractiōnēs |
| genitive | contractiōnis | contractiōnum |
| dative | contractiōnī | contractiōnibus |
| accusative | contractiōnem | contractiōnēs |
| ablative | contractiōne | contractiōnibus |
| vocative | contractiō | contractiōnēs |