LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

cessātiō

cessātiō f (genitive cessātiōnis)
Classical[kɛsˈsaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃesˈsat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. rest, relaxation, respite
    cessātiō circulātiōniscardiac arrest
  2. inactivity, idleness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecessātiōcessātiōnēs
genitivecessātiōniscessātiōnum
dativecessātiōnīcessātiōnibus
accusativecessātiōnemcessātiōnēs
ablativecessātiōnecessātiōnibus
vocativecessātiōcessātiōnēs

cessātĭo, ōnis, f. cesso.
I. A tarrying, delaying: non datur cessatio, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 103.—Hence,
II. Inactivity, idling, cessation, omission, idleness: furtum cessationis quaerere, Q. Cic. Fam. 16, 26, 2: cessatio libera atque otiosa, Cic. Leg. 1, 3, 10 Orell. N. cr.: pugnae, Gell. 1, 25, 8: Epicurus nihil cessatione melius existimat... deum sic feriatum volumus cessatione torpere, etc., Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 102; 1, 37, 102.— So in jurid. lang., a punishable delay, Dig. 37, 2, 6.—And of ground, a lying fallow, Col. 2, 1, 3.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cessātiō From cessō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancessació
  • Englishcessation
  • Frenchcessation
  • Italiancessazione
  • Portuguesecessação
  • Spanishcesación

Quick answers

What does cessātiō mean in Latin?
cessātiō, a noun, means “rest, relaxation, respite; inactivity, idleness”.
What is the genitive of cessātiō?
The genitive singular is cessātiōnis. cessātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cessātiō?
In classical Latin, [kɛsˈsaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃesˈsat.t͡si.o].