cultio

Latin

Etymology

From cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“cultivate; worship, honor”) + -tio.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkul.ti.oː/, [ˈkʊɫ̪t̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkul.t͡si.o/, [ˈkult̪͡s̪io]

Noun

cultiō f (genitive cultiōnis); third declension

1. (only with agri) The preparation of ground, cultivation, tillage, agriculture.
2. Veneration, reverence.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	cultiō	cultiōnēs
genitive	cultiōnis	cultiōnum
dative	cultiōnī	cultiōnibus
accusative	cultiōnem	cultiōnēs
ablative	cultiōne	cultiōnibus
vocative	cultiō	cultiōnēs

Related terms

• agricola
• colō
• colōna
• colōnārius
• colōnātus
• colōnia
• colōniārius
• colōnicus
• colōnus
• culta
• cultē
• cultor
• cultūra
• cultus

References

• “cultio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “cultio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• cultio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• cultio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016