corruptio

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Latin

Etymology

From con- +‎ ruptio.

Pronunciation

Noun

corruptiō f (genitive corruptiōnis); third declension

  1. corruption
  2. bribery
  3. corrupt state or condition

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative corruptiō corruptiōnēs
Genitive corruptiōnis corruptiōnum
Dative corruptiōnī corruptiōnibus
Accusative corruptiōnem corruptiōnēs
Ablative corruptiōne corruptiōnibus
Vocative corruptiō corruptiōnēs

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References

  • corruptio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • corruptio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • corruptio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • corruptio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.