fractio

Latin

Etymology

From frango (“to break”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfrak.ti.oː/

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfrak.t͡si.o/

Noun

fractiō f (genitive fractiōnis); third declension

the action of breaking

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fractiō	fractiōnēs
genitive	fractiōnis	fractiōnum
dative	fractiōnī	fractiōnibus
accusative	fractiōnem	fractiōnēs
ablative	fractiōne	fractiōnibus
vocative	fractiō	fractiōnēs

Descendants

→ Catalan: fracció
→ English: fraction
→ Dutch: fractie
→ French: fraction
→ Italian: frazione
→ Russian: фракция (frakcija)
→ Portuguese: fração
→ Romanian: fracție
→ Spanish: fracción

References

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

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