unctio

Latin

Etymology

From ungō +‎ -tiō.

Noun

ūnctiō f (genitive ūnctiōnis); third declension

  1. anointing
  2. ointment, unguent

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ūnctiō ūnctiōnēs
Genitive ūnctiōnis ūnctiōnum
Dative ūnctiōnī ūnctiōnibus
Accusative ūnctiōnem ūnctiōnēs
Ablative ūnctiōne ūnctiōnibus
Vocative ūnctiō ūnctiōnēs

Descendants
  • Catalan: unció
  • French: onction
  • Italian: unzione
  • Portuguese: unção
  • Spanish: unción

References
  • “unctio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “unctio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • unctio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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