LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

aggressiō

aggressiō f (genitive aggressiōnis)
Classical[aɡˈɡrɛs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[aɡˈɡrɛs.si.o]

Meaning

  1. advancing, approaching
  2. approaching, addressing
  3. aggression, attack

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaggressiōaggressiōnēs
genitiveaggressiōnisaggressiōnum
dativeaggressiōnīaggressiōnibus
accusativeaggressiōnemaggressiōnēs
ablativeaggressiōneaggressiōnibus
vocativeaggressiōaggressiōnēs

aggressĭo (adg-), ōnis, f. aggredior.
I. A going to or toward a thing (very rare; in the class. per. only in rhet. lang. for a proëm, introduction to a speech, = prooemium): cumque animos primā adgressione occupaverit, infirmabit excludetque contraria, * Cic. Or. 15, 50.—Also a rhetorical syllogism, Gr. ἐπιχείρημα, Quint. 5, 10, 4; 28, 14, 27.—
II. An attack, assault (cf. aggredior, II. B.), App. M. 8, p. 208, 27 Elm.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin aggressiō From aggredior (“advance, approach”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanagressió
  • Englishaggressionfrom Middle French aggression
  • Frenchagressionfrom Middle French aggression
  • Romanianagresiunefrom Middle French aggression
  • GermanAggression
  • Italianaggressione
  • Occitanagression
  • Portugueseagressão
  • Spanishagresión
  • Russianагре́ссияfrom Middle French aggression

Quick answers

What does aggressiō mean in Latin?
aggressiō, a noun, means “advancing, approaching; approaching, addressing; aggression, attack”.
What is the genitive of aggressiō?
The genitive singular is aggressiōnis. aggressiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce aggressiō?
In classical Latin, [aɡˈɡrɛs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aɡˈɡrɛs.si.o].
Where does aggressiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin aggressiō.