LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dispositiō

dispositiō f (genitive dispositiōnis)
Classical[dɪs.pɔˈsɪ.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[dis.poˈs̬it.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a regular disposition, arrangement; management, direction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedispositiōdispositiōnēs
genitivedispositiōnisdispositiōnum
dativedispositiōnīdispositiōnibus
accusativedispositiōnemdispositiōnēs
ablativedispositiōnedispositiōnibus
vocativedispositiōdispositiōnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

dispositio rerum (De Inv. 1. 7. 9)
the arrangement of the subject-matter.

dispŏsĭtĭo, ōnis, f. dispono.
I. A regular disposition, arrangement, in oratory, Cic. Inv. 1, 7, 9; id. de Or. 2, 42, 179; Auct. Her. 1, 2, 3; 3, 10, 18; Quint. 3, 3, 1 sq. et saep.; in arch., Vitr. 1, 2; in painting, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 80; in milit., Veg. A. M. 3, 26; Amm. 24, 6.—
II. In post-class. lang., management, ordering, direction, Capitol. Maxim. 9; Sid. Ep. 3, 6 fin.: ultima, testamentary disposition, Cod. 6, 23, 28 prooem.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Latindispositiō

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin dispōnō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dispositiō From dispōnō (“to dispose, arrange”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandisposició
  • Englishdisposition
  • Frenchdisposition
  • GermanDisposition
  • Italiandisposizione
  • Portuguesedisposição
  • Spanishdisposición
  • Finnishdispositio
  • Galiciandisposición
  • Piedmontesedisposission

In English words that came into English from dispositiō

  • dispositiondispositiōnem
  • dispositiodispositiō

Quick answers

What does dispositiō mean in Latin?
dispositiō, a noun, means “a regular disposition, arrangement; management, direction”.
What is the genitive of dispositiō?
The genitive singular is dispositiōnis. dispositiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dispositiō?
In classical Latin, [dɪs.pɔˈsɪ.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [dis.poˈs̬it.t͡si.o].
Where does dispositiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin dispositiō.