retractio

Latin

Etymology

From retrahō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /reˈtrak.ti.oː/, [rɛˈtrak.ti.oː]

Noun

retractiō f (genitive retractiōnis); third declension

a drawing back, retreating
- c. 80 — c. 70 BC, Vitruvius, De Architectura, 3.4.4
1. a diminishing
  - c. 370 — c. 430, Macrobius, Saturnalia, 1.12.5
2. hesitation, refusal
  - c. 225 — c. 330, Arnobius, Adversus Nationes, 5.162.3

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	retractiō	retractiōnēs
Genitive	retractiōnis	retractiōnum
Dative	retractiōnī	retractiōnibus
Accusative	retractiōnem	retractiōnēs
Ablative	retractiōne	retractiōnibus
Vocative	retractiō	retractiōnēs

Descendants

English: retraction
French: rétraction
Italian: retrazione
Portuguese: retração
Spanish: retracción

References

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

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