LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

antecessiō

antecessiō f (genitive antecessiōnis)
Classical[an.tɛˈkɛs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[an.teˈt͡ʃɛs.si.o]

Meaning

  1. an instance of going before, preceding
  2. an antecedent

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeantecessiōantecessiōnēs
genitiveantecessiōnisantecessiōnum
dativeantecessiōnīantecessiōnibus
accusativeantecessiōnemantecessiōnēs
ablativeantecessiōneantecessiōnibus
vocativeantecessiōantecessiōnēs

antĕcessĭo, ōnis, f. antecedo.
I. A going before, preceding: quae in orbibus conversiones antecessionesque eveniunt, Cic. Tim. 10.—
II. That which goes before, the antecedent cause, as opp. to the final cause (perh. only in Cic.): homo causas rerum videt earumque progressus et quasi antecessiones non ignorat, and understands their course forwards and backwards, i. e. can reason from cause to effect and from effect to cause, Cic. Off. 1, 4, 11: consecutio, antecessio, repugnantia, id. Top. 13.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin antecessiō From antecēdō (“to precede”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does antecessiō mean in Latin?
antecessiō, a noun, means “an instance of going before, preceding; an antecedent”.
What is the genitive of antecessiō?
The genitive singular is antecessiōnis. antecessiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce antecessiō?
In classical Latin, [an.tɛˈkɛs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an.teˈt͡ʃɛs.si.o].