minctio

Latin

Etymology

Derived from the root of mingō (“I urinate”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmink.ti.oː/, [ˈmɪŋk.ti.oː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmink.t͡si.o/, [ˈmiŋk.t͡si.o]

(Vulgar) IPA^(key): /ˈmink.ti.oː/, [ˈmenk.tʲo]

Noun

minctiō f (genitive minctiōnis); third declension

(Late Latin) urination

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	minctiō	minctiōnēs
Genitive	minctiōnis	minctiōnum
Dative	minctiōnī	minctiōnibus
Accusative	minctiōnem	minctiōnēs
Ablative	minctiōne	minctiōnibus
Vocative	minctiō	minctiōnēs

Descendants

Italian: minzione

References

minctio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
minctio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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