compunctio
Latin
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /komˈpunk.ti.oː/, [kɔmˈpʊŋk.ti.oː]
Noun
compunctiō f (genitive compunctiōnis); third declension
- puncture
- (Late Latin) prick (e.g. of conscience)
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) remorse
Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | compunctiō | compunctiōnēs |
| Genitive | compunctiōnis | compunctiōnum |
| Dative | compunctiōnī | compunctiōnibus |
| Accusative | compunctiōnem | compunctiōnēs |
| Ablative | compunctiōne | compunctiōnibus |
| Vocative | compunctiō | compunctiōnēs |
Descendants
- English: compunction
- French: componction
- Italian: compunzione
- Portuguese: compunção
- Romanian: compuncțiune
- Spanish: compunción
References
- compunctio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- compunctio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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