LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dissuāsiō

dissuāsiō f (genitive dissuāsiōnis)
Classical[dɪsˈsʷaː.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[disˈsʷaː.s̬i.o]

Meaning

  1. advising against, dissuasion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedissuāsiōdissuāsiōnēs
genitivedissuāsiōnisdissuāsiōnum
dativedissuāsiōnīdissuāsiōnibus
accusativedissuāsiōnemdissuāsiōnēs
ablativedissuāsiōnedissuāsiōnibus
vocativedissuāsiōdissuāsiōnēs

dissuāsĭo, ōnis, f. dissuadeo,
I. an advising to the contrary; a dissuasion (very rare): rogationis ejus, * Cic. Clu. 51, 140; so opp. suasio, Auct. Her. 1, 2.—In plur., Sen. Ep. 94, 39.

Origins

From dissuādeō (“to advise against, dissuade”) (supine dissuāsum) + -tiō (“-tion”, abstract noun suffix).

Quick answers

What does dissuāsiō mean in Latin?
dissuāsiō, a noun, means “advising against, dissuasion”.
What is the genitive of dissuāsiō?
The genitive singular is dissuāsiōnis. dissuāsiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dissuāsiō?
In classical Latin, [dɪsˈsʷaː.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [disˈsʷaː.s̬i.o].