LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

cessiō

cessiō f (genitive cessiōnis)

Meaning

  1. surrendering, giving up

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecessiōcessiōnēs
genitivecessiōniscessiōnum
dativecessiōnīcessiōnibus
accusativecessiōnemcessiōnēs
ablativecessiōnecessiōnibus
vocativecessiōcessiōnēs

cessio, ōnis, f. 1. cedo; only in jurid. lang.
I. A giving up, surrendering: abalienatio est ejus rei, quae mancipi est, aut traditio alteri nexo aut in jure cessio, Cic. Top. 5, 28; Dig. 42, 3 tit.; Gai Inst. 3, 78; v. Dict. of Antiq., de cessione bonorum.— *
II. Diei, the approach of a term, Dig. 36, 2, 7.

Origins

From perfect passive participle cessus (“surrendered”), from the verb cēdō (“to surrender”), + noun of action suffix -io.

Descendants
  • Catalancessió
  • Frenchcession
  • Italiancessione
  • Portuguesecessão
  • Spanishcesión
  • Galiciancesión
  • Piedmontesecession

Quick answers

What does cessiō mean in Latin?
cessiō, a noun, means “surrendering, giving up”.
What is the genitive of cessiō?
The genitive singular is cessiōnis. cessiō is feminine, third declension.