vectio

Latin

Etymology

See vehō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯ek.ti.oː/, [ˈu̯ɛkt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvek.t͡si.o/, [ˈvɛkt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

vectiō f (genitive vectiōnis); third declension.

1. The act of transporting, carrying. A conveyance.
   • 45 BCE, Marcus Tullius Cicero, De natura deorum. Book II, section CLI:

     Efficimus etiam domitū nostrō quadripedum vectiōnēs, quōrum celeritās atque vīs nōbīs ipsīs adfert vim et celeritātem.

     We also tame the four-footed animals to carry us on their backs, their swiftness and strength bestowing strength and swiftness upon ourselves.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	vectiō	vectiōnēs
genitive	vectiōnis	vectiōnum
dative	vectiōnī	vectiōnibus
accusative	vectiōnem	vectiōnēs
ablative	vectiōne	vectiōnibus
vocative	vectiō	vectiōnēs

Related terms

• vehō
• vectis

References

• vectio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “vectio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “vectio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers