LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

absorptiō

absorptiō f (genitive absorptiōnis)
Classical[apˈsɔrp.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[abˈsɔrp.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. Late Latindrink, beverage

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabsorptiōabsorptiōnēs
genitiveabsorptiōnisabsorptiōnum
dativeabsorptiōnīabsorptiōnibus
accusativeabsorptiōnemabsorptiōnēs
ablativeabsorptiōneabsorptiōnibus
vocativeabsorptiōabsorptiōnēs

absorptĭo, ōnis, f. absorbeo, per met.,
I. a drink, beverage, Suet. Ner. 27 dub.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinabsorptiō

Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin absorptiō From absorbeō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishabsorption
  • GermanAbsorption
  • Frenchabsorption
  • Portugueseabsorção
  • Spanishabsorción
  • Danishabsorption
  • Norwegian Bokmålabsorpsjon
  • Norwegian Nynorskabsorpsjon

In English words that came into English from absorptiō

  • absorptionabsorptiō

Quick answers

What does absorptiō mean in Latin?
absorptiō, a noun, means “drink, beverage”.
What is the genitive of absorptiō?
The genitive singular is absorptiōnis. absorptiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce absorptiō?
In classical Latin, [apˈsɔrp.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [abˈsɔrp.t͡si.o].
Where does absorptiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin absorptiō.