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functio

functio

Latin

Noun

fūnctiō f ‎(genitive fūnctiōnis); third declension

  1. performance, execution (of a task)
  2. (mathematics) function

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative fūnctiō fūnctiōnēs
genitive fūnctiōnis fūnctiōnum
dative fūnctiōnī fūnctiōnibus
accusative fūnctiōnem fūnctiōnēs
ablative fūnctiōne fūnctiōnibus
vocative fūnctiō fūnctiōnēs

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Etymology

Derived from fūnctus, perfect participle of the verb fungor ‎(“I perform, execute”).
Surface analysis: fūnct(us) ‎(“performed”, “executed”) +‎ -iō ‎(“-tion”, nominal derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfuːnk.ti.oː/, [ˈfuːŋk.ti.oː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfunk.t͡si.o/, [ˈfuŋk.t͡si.o]

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