LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

appositiō

appositiō f (genitive appositiōnis)
Classical[ap.pɔˈsɪ.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ap.poˈs̬it.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. apposition

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeappositiō
adpositiō		appositiōnēs
adpositiōnēs
genitiveappositiōnis
adpositiōnis		appositiōnum
adpositiōnum
dativeappositiōnī
adpositiōnī		appositiōnibus
adpositiōnibus
accusativeappositiōnem
adpositiōnem		appositiōnēs
adpositiōnēs
ablativeappositiōne
adpositiōne		appositiōnibus
adpositiōnibus
vocativeappositiō
adpositiō		appositiōnēs
adpositiōnēs

appŏsĭtĭo (adp-), ōnis, f. appono,
I. a setting before.
I. Lit.: epularum, * Vulg. Eccli. 30, 18: cucurbitae, the application of, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 5.—
II. Trop.: criminis, the imputation of crime, Lampr. Com. 5.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin appōnō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin appositiō From appōnō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanaposició
  • Frenchapposition
  • Italianapposizione
  • Portugueseaposição
  • Spanishaposición
  • Galicianaposición

Quick answers

What does appositiō mean in Latin?
appositiō, a noun, means “apposition”.
What is the genitive of appositiō?
The genitive singular is appositiōnis. appositiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce appositiō?
In classical Latin, [ap.pɔˈsɪ.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ap.poˈs̬it.t͡si.o].
Where does appositiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin appositiō.