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noun · femininethird declension

comprehēnsiō

comprehēnsiō f (genitive comprehēnsiōnis)
Classical[kɔm.preˈ(ɦ)ẽː.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[kom.preˈɛn.si.o]

Meaning

  1. a seizing, taking hold of, catching; arrest, apprehension
  2. a comprehension, perception, idea, understanding
  3. an expression, style
  4. a region, area, zone

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecomprehēnsiōcomprehēnsiōnēs
conprehēnsiōnēs
genitivecomprehēnsiōnis
conprehēnsiōnis		comprehēnsiōnum
conprehēnsiōnum
dativecomprehēnsiōnī
conprehēnsiōnī		comprehēnsiōnibus
conprehēnsiōnibus
accusativecomprehēnsiōnem
conprehēnsiōnem		comprehēnsiōnēs
conprehēnsiōnēs
ablativecomprehēnsiōne
conprehēnsiōne		comprehēnsiōnibus
conprehēnsiōnibus
vocativecomprehēnsiōcomprehēnsiōnēs
conprehēnsiōnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

ambitus, circuitus, comprehensio, continuatio (verborum, orationis), also simply periodus
the period.

comprĕhensĭo (conp-), ōnis, f. id.,
I. a seizing or laying hold of with the hands.
I. Prop.
A. In gen. (very rare): ingressus, cursus, sessio, comprehensio, Cic. N. D. 1, 34, 94; cf. id. Ac. 2, 47, 145.—
B. Esp., a hostile seizure, arresting, catching, apprehending: sontium, Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18.—
II. Trop.
A. In philos. lang., of a mental comprehending, perceiving; and in concr., a comprehension, perception, idea, transl. of the Gr. καταληψις: mens amplectitur maxime cognitionem et istam κατάληψιν, quam, ut dixi, verbum e verbo exprimentes comprehensionem dicemus, cum ipsam per se amat, etc., Cic. Ac. 2, 16, 31; cf. id. ib. 1, 11, 41 et saep.—In plur.: cogitationes comprehensionesque rerum, Cic. Fin. 3, 15, 49.—
2. The power to unite and grasp as a whole things which belong together: quanta ... consequentium rerum cum primis conjunctio et comprehensio esset in nobis, Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 147 Schoem. ad loc.—
B. In rhet.
1. Expression, style, Cic. Or. 58, 198.—
2. Esp., a period: ut comprehensio numerose et apte cadat, Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. Brut. 44, 162; 8, 34; 37, 140 Orell. N. cr.; Quint. 9, 4, 124; 9, 115, 121 et saep.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincomprehēnsiō

Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *gʰnédti Proto-Italic *hendō Proto-Italic *praiɣendō Latin prehendō Latin comprehendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin comprehēnsiō From comprehendō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancomprensió
  • Englishcomprehension
  • Frenchcompréhension
  • Italiancomprensione
  • Portuguesecompreensão
  • Romaniancomprehensiune
  • Spanishcomprensión
  • Spanishcomprehensión

Quick answers

What does comprehēnsiō mean in Latin?
comprehēnsiō, a noun, means “a seizing, taking hold of, catching; arrest, apprehension; a comprehension, perception, idea, understanding”.
What is the genitive of comprehēnsiō?
The genitive singular is comprehēnsiōnis. comprehēnsiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce comprehēnsiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.preˈ(ɦ)ẽː.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.preˈɛn.si.o].
Where does comprehēnsiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin comprehēnsiō.