LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

combustiō

combustiō f (genitive combustiōnis)

Meaning

  1. burning

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecombustiōcombustiōnēs
conbustiōnēs
genitivecombustiōnis
conbustiōnis
combustiōnum
conbustiōnum
dativecombustiōnī
conbustiōnī
combustiōnibus
conbustiōnibus
accusativecombustiōnem
conbustiōnem
combustiōnēs
conbustiōnēs
ablativecombustiōne
conbustiōne
combustiōnibus
conbustiōnibus
vocativecombustiōcombustiōnēs
conbustiōnēs

combustĭo, ōnis, f. comburo,
I. a burning, consuming, Firm. Math. 4, 12.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin combustiō From combūrō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancombustió
  • Frenchcombustion
  • Italiancombustione
  • Occitancombustion
  • Portuguesecombustão
  • Romaniancombustiune
  • Romaniancombustie
  • Spanishcombustión
  • Galiciancombustión

Quick answers

What does combustiō mean in Latin?
combustiō, a noun, means “burning”.
What is the genitive of combustiō?
The genitive singular is combustiōnis. combustiō is feminine, third declension.