protractio
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [proːˈtrak.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [proˈt̪rak.t̪͡s̪i.o]
Noun
prōtractiō f (genitive prōtractiōnis); third declension
- (post-Classical) a drawing out, lengthening, protraction
- c. 370 — c. 430, Macrobius, Somnium Scipionis, 1.12.5
- c. 485 — c. 585, Cassiodorus Variarium, 12.2
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prōtractiō | prōtractiōnēs |
| genitive | prōtractiōnis | prōtractiōnum |
| dative | prōtractiōnī | prōtractiōnibus |
| accusative | prōtractiōnem | prōtractiōnēs |
| ablative | prōtractiōne | prōtractiōnibus |
| vocative | prōtractiō | prōtractiōnēs |
References
- “protractio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- "protractio", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- protractio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.