distortio

Latin

Etymology

From distorqueō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /disˈtor.ti.oː/, [d̪ɪs̠ˈt̪ɔrt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /disˈtor.t͡si.o/, [d̪isˈt̪ɔrt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

distortiō f (genitive distortiōnis); third declension

1. a distorting, contortion

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	distortiō	distortiōnēs
genitive	distortiōnis	distortiōnum
dative	distortiōnī	distortiōnibus
accusative	distortiōnem	distortiōnēs
ablative	distortiōne	distortiōnibus
vocative	distortiō	distortiōnēs

Descendants

• Catalan: distorsió
• English: distortion
• French: distorsion
• Italian: distorsione
• Occitan: distorsion
• Portuguese: distorção
• Romanian: distorsiune
• Spanish: distorsión