LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dēpositiō

dēpositiō f (genitive dēpositiōnis)

Meaning

  1. depositing, burying
  2. deposition, testimony

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēpositiōdēpositiōnēs
genitivedēpositiōnisdēpositiōnum
dativedēpositiōnīdēpositiōnibus
accusativedēpositiōnemdēpositiōnēs
ablativedēpositiōnedēpositiōnibus
vocativedēpositiōdēpositiōnēs

dēpŏsĭtĭo, ōnis, f. depono (post-Aug.; most freq. in jurid. Lat.).
I. Lit., a laying down, putting off.
A. A depositing for safe-keeping, Dig. 16, 3, 1; 5; 17.—
B. A pulling or tearing down: aedificii, Dig. 4, 2, 9, § 2.—
C. A depositing in the earth, burying, Inscr. Orell. 1121 (of 384 A.D.).—
D. A parting from, getting rid of: carnis sordium, Vulg. 1 Pet. 3, 21; cf.: tabernaculi mei, i. e. the body, id. 2 Pet. 1, 14.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen.: testium, a deposition, testimony, Cod. 2, 43, 3: dignitatis, a lowering, degradation, Dig. 48, 19, 8 init.—
B. In rhetor.
(a). The close of a period: prout aut depositio aut inceptio aut transitus postulabit, Quint. 11, 3, 46 Spald.—
(b). The lowering of voice, sound, or speed of utterance, = Gr. θέσις (opp. ἄρσις = elatio), Mart. Cap. 9, § 974.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēpositiō From dēpōnō (“deposit, depose”) + -tiō (resultative noun suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalandeposició
  • Frenchdéposition
  • Italiandeposizione
  • Portuguesedeposição
  • Spanishdeposición
  • Galiciandeposición

In English words that came into English from dēpositiō

  • depositiondēpositiō

Quick answers

What does dēpositiō mean in Latin?
dēpositiō, a noun, means “depositing, burying; deposition, testimony”.
What is the genitive of dēpositiō?
The genitive singular is dēpositiōnis. dēpositiō is feminine, third declension.