discretio

Latin

Etymology

Post-Classical. From discernō +‎ -tiō.

Noun

discrētiō f (genitive discrētiōnis); third declension

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	discrētiō	discrētiōnēs
Genitive	discrētiōnis	discrētiōnum
Dative	discrētiōnī	discrētiōnibus
Accusative	discrētiōnem	discrētiōnēs
Ablative	discrētiōne	discrētiōnibus
Vocative	discrētiō	discrētiōnēs

Descendants

Catalan: discreció
English: discretion
French: discrétion
Italian: discrezione
Portuguese: discreção
Romanian: discreție
Spanish: discreción

References

discretio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
discretio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
discretio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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