dilectio

Latin

Etymology

From dīligō.

Noun

dīlēctiō f (genitive dīlēctiōnis); third declension

love

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dīlēctiō	dīlēctiōnēs
genitive	dīlēctiōnis	dīlēctiōnum
dative	dīlēctiōnī	dīlēctiōnibus
accusative	dīlēctiōnem	dīlēctiōnēs
ablative	dīlēctiōne	dīlēctiōnibus
vocative	dīlēctiō	dīlēctiōnēs

Descendants

English: dilection
Italian: dilezione

References

dilectio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
dilectio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
dilectio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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