LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

aspectiō

aspectiō f (genitive aspectiōnis)
Classical[asˈpɛk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[asˈpɛk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. aspection (look, view)
    Spectiō in augurālibus pōnitur prō aspectiōne[…]. In the augural context, spectiō is used instead of aspectiō […].c. 2nd century, Sextus Pompeius Festus, De verborum significatione 333 (quoted in du Cange)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaspectiōaspectiōnēs
genitiveaspectiōnisaspectiōnum
dativeaspectiōnīaspectiōnibus
accusativeaspectiōnemaspectiōnēs
ablativeaspectiōneaspectiōnibus
vocativeaspectiōaspectiōnēs

aspectĭo (adsp-), ōnis, f. aspicio,
I. a look, a view, Fest. s. v. spectio, p. 333 Müll.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Latin aspiciō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin aspectiō From aspiciō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishaspection

Quick answers

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