tortio

Latin

Etymology

From tortus, past participle of torqueō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtor.ti.oː/, [ˈtɔr.ti.oː]

Noun

tortiō f (genitive tortiōnis); third declension

torment, torture

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tortiō	tortiōnēs
Genitive	tortiōnis	tortiōnum
Dative	tortiōnī	tortiōnibus
Accusative	tortiōnem	tortiōnēs
Ablative	tortiōne	tortiōnibus
Vocative	tortiō	tortiōnēs

Derived terms

torsiō (Late Latin)

Descendants

Portuguese: torção
Spanish: torzón, torozón

References

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

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