Latin

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Etymology

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From augeō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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auctiō f (genitive auctiōnis); third declension

  1. increase
  2. auction

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative auctiō auctiōnēs
Genitive auctiōnis auctiōnum
Dative auctiōnī auctiōnibus
Accusative auctiōnem auctiōnēs
Ablative auctiōne auctiōnibus
Vocative auctiō auctiōnēs

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • auctio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • auctio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • auctio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • auctio”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • auctio”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin