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Latin
Etymology
From cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“cultivate; worship, honor”) + -tio.
Pronunciation
Noun
cultiō f (genitive cultiōnis); third declension
- (only with agri) The preparation of ground, cultivation, tillage, agriculture.
- Veneration, reverence.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
References
- “cultio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cultio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cultio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- cultio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016