attritio

Latin

Etymology

From atterō (“I rub against”) +‎ -tiō.

Noun

attrītiō f (genitive attrītiōnis); third declension

  1. The act of rubbing upon or against; attrition.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative attrītiō attrītiōnēs
Genitive attrītiōnis attrītiōnum
Dative attrītiōnī attrītiōnibus
Accusative attrītiōnem attrītiōnēs
Ablative attrītiōne attrītiōnibus
Vocative attrītiō attrītiōnēs

Descendants
  • Catalan: atrició
  • → English: attrition
  • → French: attrition
  • Galician: atrición
  • Italian: attrizione
  • Portuguese: atrição
  • Spanish: atrición

References
  • “attritio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • attritio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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