distentio

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From distendō +‎ -tiō.

Noun[edit]

distentiō f (genitive distentiōnis); third declension

  1. spasm
  2. distortion, distension

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative distentiō distentiōnēs
Genitive distentiōnis distentiōnum
Dative distentiōnī distentiōnibus
Accusative distentiōnem distentiōnēs
Ablative distentiōne distentiōnibus
Vocative distentiō distentiōnēs

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

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