tinctio

Latin

Etymology

From tingō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtiːŋk.ti.oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪iŋk.t̪͡s̪i.o]

Noun

tīnctiō f (genitive tīnctiōnis); third declension

the act of dyeing, soaking
baptism
- c. 160 CE – c. 225 CE, Tertullian, De Corona Militis 13

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	tīnctiō	tīnctiōnēs
genitive	tīnctiōnis	tīnctiōnum
dative	tīnctiōnī	tīnctiōnibus
accusative	tīnctiōnem	tīnctiōnēs
ablative	tīnctiōne	tīnctiōnibus
vocative	tīnctiō	tīnctiōnēs

Descendants

→ English: tinction (learned)

References

tinctio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.