LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

affectiō

affectiō f (genitive affectiōnis)
Classical[afˈfɛk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[afˈfɛk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. The relation or disposition towards something produced in a person.
  2. A change in the state of the body or mind of a person; feeling, emotion.
  3. Love, affection or good will towards somebody.
  4. Late LatinWill, volition, inclination.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaffectiōaffectiōnēs
adfectiōnēs
genitiveaffectiōnis
adfectiōnis
affectiōnum
adfectiōnum
dativeaffectiōnī
adfectiōnī
affectiōnibus
adfectiōnibus
accusativeaffectiōnem
adfectiōnem
affectiōnēs
adfectiōnēs
ablativeaffectiōne
adfectiōne
affectiōnibus
adfectiōnibus
vocativeaffectiōaffectiōnēs
adfectiōnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

firma corporis constitutio or affectio
a good constitution.
animi affectio or habitus (De Inv. 2. 5)
humour; disposition.

affectĭo (adf-), ōnis, f. adficio.
I. The relation to or disposition toward a thing produced in a person by some influence (in this and the two foll. signif. almost peculiar to the philos. lang. of Cic.): comparantur ea, quae aut majora aut minora aut paria dicuntur; in quibus spectantur haec: numerus, species, vis, quaedam etiam ad res aliquas adfectio, relation, Cic. Top. 18, 68, and § 70; cf. id. ib. 2, 7.—
II. A.. A change in the state or condition of body or mind, a state or frame of mind, feeling (only transient, while habitus is lasting): adfectio est animi aut corporis ex tempore aliqua de causa commutatio ut, laetitia, cupiditas, metus, molestia, morbus, debilitas, et alia, quae in eodem genere reperiuntur, Cic. Inv. 1, 25, 36; 1, 2, 5; cf. 1, 2, 5, § 19. In Gellius = adfectus, as transl. of the Gr. πάθος, Gell. 19, 12, 3.—
B. A permanent state of mind, a frame of mind, a state of feeling, Gr. διάθεσις: virtus est adfectio animi constans conveniensque, Cic. Tusc. 4, 15, 34 Kühn (cf. in Gr. διάθεσις ψυχῆς συμφώνης αὑτῇ, Stob. Ecl. Eth. 2, p. 104); id. Fin. 3, 26, 65 Goer.: non mihi est vita mea utilior quam animi talis adfectio, neminem ut violem commodi mei gratiā, id. Off. 2, 6, 29 Beier.—Also of body, as anal. to the mind, a fixed, permanent constitution: tu qui detinieris summum bonum firma corporis adfectione contineri, etc., Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 27.—And metaph. of the stars, their position in respect to one another: astrorum, a constellation, Cic. Fat. 4: ex qua adfectione caeli primum spiritum duxerit, id. Div. 2, 47 (cf. affectus, a, um, B.).—
C. Esp., a favorable disposition toward any one, love, affection, good-will (post-Aug. prose): simiarum generi praecipua erga fetum adfectio, Plin. 8, 54, 80: egit Nero grates patribus laetas inter audientium adfectiones, Tac. A. 4, 15: argentum magis quam aurum sequuntur, nullā adfectione animi, sed quia, etc., id. G. 5; Just. 24, 3: Artemisia Mausolum virum amāsse fertur ultra adfectionis humanae fidem, Gell. 10, 18, 1.—Concr., the loved object: adfectiones, children, Cod. Th. 13, 9, 3.—
D. In the Lat. of the Pandects, ability of willing, will, volition, inclination (cf. 2. affectus, II. D.): furiosus et pupillus non possunt incipere possidere, quia adfectionem tenendi non habent, Dig. 5, 16, 60.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinaffectiō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin afficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin affectiō From afficiō (“to exert an influence on the body or mind”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanafecció
  • Englishaffectionfrom Old French affection
  • Frenchaffectionfrom Old French affection
  • Romanianafecțiunefrom Old French affection
  • Italianaffezione
  • Italianaffezion
  • Portugueseafeição
  • Portugueseafecção
  • Spanishafición
  • Spanishafección

Quick answers

What does affectiō mean in Latin?
affectiō, a noun, means “The relation or disposition towards something produced in a person.; A change in the state of the body or mind of a person; feeling, emotion.”.
What is the genitive of affectiō?
The genitive singular is affectiōnis. affectiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce affectiō?
In classical Latin, [afˈfɛk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [afˈfɛk.t͡si.o].
Where does affectiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin affectiō.