lenitio

Latin

Etymology

From lēniō (“I soothe, alleviate”) +‎ -tiō (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /leːˈniː.ti.oː/, [ɫ̪eːˈniːt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈnit.t͡si.o/, [leˈnit̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

lēnītiō f (genitive lēnītiōnis); third declension

1. (Medieval Latin) assuaging
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:lenitio.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	lēnītiō	lēnītiōnēs
genitive	lēnītiōnis	lēnītiōnum
dative	lēnītiōnī	lēnītiōnibus
accusative	lēnītiōnem	lēnītiōnēs
ablative	lēnītiōne	lēnītiōnibus
vocative	lēnītiō	lēnītiōnēs

See also

• English lenition