peractio

Latin

Etymology

perāctus, perfect passive participle of peragō (“to pierce; to finish, complete”) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /peˈraːk.ti.oː/, [pɛˈräːkt̪ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /peˈrak.t͡si.o/, [peˈräkt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

perāctiō f (genitive perāctiōnis); third declension

  1. completion, finish
    perāctiō aetatis ― the last act of life's drama

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative perāctiō perāctiōnēs
Genitive perāctiōnis perāctiōnum
Dative perāctiōnī perāctiōnibus
Accusative perāctiōnem perāctiōnēs
Ablative perāctiōne perāctiōnibus
Vocative perāctiō perāctiōnēs

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