LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

aspersiō

aspersiō f (genitive aspersiōnis)

Meaning

  1. sprinkling

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaspersiōaspersiōnēs
genitiveaspersiōnisaspersiōnum
dativeaspersiōnīaspersiōnibus
accusativeaspersiōnemaspersiōnēs
ablativeaspersiōneaspersiōnibus
vocativeaspersiōaspersiōnēs

aspersĭo, ōnis, f. aspergo,
I. a sprinkling upon, a sprinkling.
I. Lit.: aspersione aquae, Cic. Leg. 2, 10, 24; Macr. S. 3, 1: sanguinis aspersio, Vulg. Heb. 12, 24; ib. 1 Pet. 1, 2: pulveris, ib. 3 Reg. 20, 28.—Of the laying on of colors: aspersio fortuita, Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23.—
II. Trop.: ut sint in aquam aspersionis, for a water of scattering, separation, Vulg. Num. 19, 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin aspersiō From aspergō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanaspersió
  • Englishaspersion
  • Frenchaspersion
  • Italianaspersione
  • Portugueseaspersão
  • Spanishaspersión

In English words that came into English from aspersiō

  • aspersionaspersiōnem

Quick answers

What does aspersiō mean in Latin?
aspersiō, a noun, means “sprinkling”.
What is the genitive of aspersiō?
The genitive singular is aspersiōnis. aspersiō is feminine, third declension.