LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

attentiō

attentiō f (genitive attentiōnis)
Classical[atˈtɛn.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[atˈtɛn.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. attention, attentiveness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeattentiōattentiōnēs
adtentiōnēs
genitiveattentiōnis
adtentiōnis		attentiōnum
adtentiōnum
dativeattentiōnī
adtentiōnī		attentiōnibus
adtentiōnibus
accusativeattentiōnem
adtentiōnem		attentiōnēs
adtentiōnēs
ablativeattentiōne
adtentiōne		attentiōnibus
adtentiōnibus
vocativeattentiōattentiōnēs
adtentiōnēs

attentĭo, ōnis, f. attendo,
I. attentiveness, attention, application.
A. With animi: reliqua sunt in curā, attentione animi, cogitatione, vigilantiā, etc., Cic. de Or. 2, 35, 150.—
B. Absol.: docilem sine dubio et haec ipsa praestat attentio, Quint. 4, 1, 34: cum (servos) tantā cruciāsti attentione, Vulg. Sap. 12, 20.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin attendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin attentiō From attendō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Frenchattentionfrom Middle French attention
  • Romanianatențiefrom Middle French attention
  • Italianattenzione
  • Englishattentionfrom Middle English attencioun
  • Catalanatenciófrom Old Catalan attencio
  • Occitanatencion
  • Portugueseatenção
  • Spanishatención
  • Aragoneseatención
  • Asturianatención

In English words that came into English from attentiō

  • attentionattentiō

Quick answers

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