LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dēceptiō

dēceptiō f (genitive dēceptiōnis)

Meaning

  1. deception, deceit
  2. deceitfulness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēceptiōdēceptiōnēs
genitivedēceptiōnisdēceptiōnum
dativedēceptiōnīdēceptiōnibus
accusativedēceptiōnemdēceptiōnēs
ablativedēceptiōnedēceptiōnibus
vocativedēceptiōdēceptiōnēs

dēceptio, ōnis, f. decipio,
I. a deceiving, deception (late Lat.), Mart. Cap. 4 fin. al.; Cod. 11, 47, 6; Vulg. 1. Macc. 16, 17.—
II. Deceitfulness: vitae, Vulg. Sap. 14, 21: divitiarum, id. Marc. 4, 19.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēceptiō From dēcipiō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandecepció
  • Frenchdéception
  • Italiandecezione
  • Occitandecepcion
  • Portuguesedecepção
  • Romaniandecepție
  • Spanishdecepción
  • Galiciandecepción

Quick answers

What does dēceptiō mean in Latin?
dēceptiō, a noun, means “deception, deceit; deceitfulness”.
What is the genitive of dēceptiō?
The genitive singular is dēceptiōnis. dēceptiō is feminine, third declension.