excultio

Latin

Etymology

From excultus, perfect passive participle of excolō (“cultivate; improve, perfect”) + -tio.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ekˈskul.ti.oː/, [ɛkˈs̠kʊɫ̪t̪ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ekˈskul.t͡si.o/, [ekˈskult̪͡s̪io]

Noun

excultiō f (genitive excultiōnis); third declension

  1. nurturing (in the general sense), cultivating (in the figurative sense)
  2. improving, perfecting

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative excultiō excultiōnēs
Genitive excultiōnis excultiōnum
Dative excultiōnī excultiōnibus
Accusative excultiōnem excultiōnēs
Ablative excultiōne excultiōnibus
Vocative excultiō excultiōnēs

References
  • “excultio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “excultio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • excultio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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