directio

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Latin

Etymology

From dīrigō +‎ -tiō.

Noun

dīrēctiō f (genitive dīrēctiōnis); third declension

  1. direction (act of directing)
  2. aiming
  3. righteousness
  4. fairness
  5. correction

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dīrēctiō dīrēctiōnēs
Genitive dīrēctiōnis dīrēctiōnum
Dative dīrēctiōnī dīrēctiōnibus
Accusative dīrēctiōnem dīrēctiōnēs
Ablative dīrēctiōne dīrēctiōnibus
Vocative dīrēctiō dīrēctiōnēs

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References

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