tortio

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tortus, past participle of torqueō.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tortiō f (genitive tortiōnis); third declension

  1. torment, torture

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tortiō tortiōnēs
Genitive tortiōnis tortiōnum
Dative tortiōnī tortiōnibus
Accusative tortiōnem tortiōnēs
Ablative tortiōne tortiōnibus
Vocative tortiō tortiōnēs

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References[edit]

  • tortio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tortio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.