otion

Latin

Alternative forms

• ōtia

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὠτίον (ōtíon, “little ear”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.ti.on/, [ˈoːt̪iɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈot.t͡si.on/, [ˈɔt̪ː͡s̪ion]

Noun

ōtion n (genitive ōtiī); second declension

1. A kind of mussel

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	ōtion	ōtia
genitive	ōtiī	ōtiōrum
dative	ōtiō	ōtiīs
accusative	ōtion	ōtia
ablative	ōtiō	ōtiīs
vocative	ōtion	ōtia

References

• “otia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• otion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.