molitio

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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From mōlior (to undertake, work at, construct) +‎ -tiō.

Noun

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mōlītiō f (genitive mōlītiōnis); third declension

  1. undertaking, project of construction or labor, building
  2. demolition
Declension
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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative mōlītiō mōlītiōnēs
Genitive mōlītiōnis mōlītiōnum
Dative mōlītiōnī mōlītiōnibus
Accusative mōlītiōnem mōlītiōnēs
Ablative mōlītiōne mōlītiōnibus
Vocative mōlītiō mōlītiōnēs

Etymology 2

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From molō (to grind, mill) +‎ -tiō.

Noun

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molitiō f (genitive molitiōnis); third declension

  1. grinding, milling
Declension
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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative molitiō molitiōnēs
Genitive molitiōnis molitiōnum
Dative molitiōnī molitiōnibus
Accusative molitiōnem molitiōnēs
Ablative molitiōne molitiōnibus
Vocative molitiō molitiōnēs

References

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