prostitutio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From prōstituō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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prōstitūtiō f (genitive prōstitūtiōnis); third declension

  1. prostitution
    • c. 155 – 240, Tertullian, chapter 6, in De pudicitia[1]:
      Iam et incesta donabis propter Loth et fornicationes cum incesto propter Iudam et turpes de prostitutione nuptias propter Osee, et non tantum frequentatas, verum et simul plures, propter patres nostros.
      That done, you will condone incests, too, for Lot's sake; and fornications combined with incest, for Judah's sake; and base marriages with prostitution, for Hosea's sake; and not only the frequent repetition of marriage, but its simultaneous plurality, for our fathers' sakes.
    • 2016, Pope Francis, Amoris laetitia[2], Vatican:
      [] de illarum personarum condicione, quae ad prostitutionem agendam coguntur.
      [] about those reprehensible situations where people are forced into prostitution.
  2. dishonoring, profaning

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prōstitūtiō prōstitūtiōnēs
Genitive prōstitūtiōnis prōstitūtiōnum
Dative prōstitūtiōnī prōstitūtiōnibus
Accusative prōstitūtiōnem prōstitūtiōnēs
Ablative prōstitūtiōne prōstitūtiōnibus
Vocative prōstitūtiō prōstitūtiōnēs

Descendants

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References

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