LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

apprehēnsiō

apprehēnsiō f (genitive apprehēnsiōnis)

Meaning

  1. seizing or laying hold of
  2. apprehension, understanding

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapprehēnsiōapprehēnsiōnēs
genitiveapprehēnsiōnisapprehēnsiōnum
dativeapprehēnsiōnīapprehēnsiōnibus
accusativeapprehēnsiōnemapprehēnsiōnēs
ablativeapprehēnsiōneapprehēnsiōnibus
vocativeapprehēnsiōapprehēnsiōnēs

apprĕhensĭo (adp-), ōnis, f. id. (late Lat.).
I. Lit., a seizing upon, laying hold of: arae, Macr. S. 3, 2.—
II. Trop., apprehension, understanding, Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 8; 2, 28; id. Tard. 5, 4 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin apprehēnsiō From apprehendō (“to seize; understand”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanaprehensió
  • Englishapprehension
  • Frenchappréhension
  • Italianapprensione
  • Portugueseapreensão
  • Romanianaprehensiune
  • Spanishaprehensión
  • Dalmatianaprensiaun

Quick answers

What does apprehēnsiō mean in Latin?
apprehēnsiō, a noun, means “seizing or laying hold of; apprehension, understanding”.
What is the genitive of apprehēnsiō?
The genitive singular is apprehēnsiōnis. apprehēnsiō is feminine, third declension.