portio
Latin
Etymology
From the same root as pars, parcus, and parcō. It is from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (“sell”), which also gave the Ancient Greek πόρνη (pórnē, “prostitute”), and πέρνημι (pérnēmi, “sell”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpor.ti.oː/, [ˈpɔr.ti.oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpor.t͡si.o/
Noun
portiō f (genitive portiōnis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | portiō | portiōnēs |
| genitive | portiōnis | portiōnum |
| dative | portiōnī | portiōnibus |
| accusative | portiōnem | portiōnēs |
| ablative | portiōne | portiōnibus |
| vocative | portiō | portiōnēs |
Derived terms
- portiōnālis
- portiuncula
- prōportiō
Related terms
Descendants
References
- portio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- portio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- portio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- portio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- portion in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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