LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

cōnsūmptiō

cōnsūmptiō f (genitive cōnsūmptiōnis)

Meaning

  1. consumption (act of consuming)
  2. wasting
  3. employing, use

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōnsūmptiōcōnsūmptiōnēs
genitivecōnsūmptiōniscōnsūmptiōnum
dativecōnsūmptiōnīcōnsūmptiōnibus
accusativecōnsūmptiōnemcōnsūmptiōnēs
ablativecōnsūmptiōnecōnsūmptiōnibus
vocativecōnsūmptiōcōnsūmptiōnēs

consumptĭo, ōnis, f. id.. *
I. A consuming, wasting, consumption, Cic. Univ. 6.—*
II. An employing, bestowing, application, use: operae, Auct. Her. 4, 22, 32 (al. sumptione).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnsūmptiō From cōnsūmō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishconsumption
  • Frenchconsomption
  • Italianconsunzione
  • Portugueseconsunção
  • Romanianconsumpție
  • Spanishconsunción

Quick answers

What does cōnsūmptiō mean in Latin?
cōnsūmptiō, a noun, means “consumption (act of consuming); wasting; employing, use”.
What is the genitive of cōnsūmptiō?
The genitive singular is cōnsūmptiōnis. cōnsūmptiō is feminine, third declension.