LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ēgestiō

ēgestiō f (genitive ēgestiōnis)
Classical[eːˈɡɛs.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[eˈd͡ʒɛs.ti.o]

Meaning

  1. carrying out or off; emptying; voiding

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēgestiōēgestiōnēs
genitiveēgestiōnisēgestiōnum
dativeēgestiōnīēgestiōnibus
accusativeēgestiōnemēgestiōnēs
ablativeēgestiōneēgestiōnibus
vocativeēgestiōēgestiōnēs

ēgestĭo, ōnis, f. egero,
I. a carrying out or off, an emptying, voiding (post-Aug. and rare): cadaverum et ruderum, Suet. Ner. 38: ventris et urinae, Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 10; for which simply egestio, Suet. Claud. 44 fin.; Veg. Vet. 5, 14, 6: publicarum opum, a wasting, squandering, Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 7.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēgestiō From ēgestus + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishegestionfrom Old French egestion
  • Spanishegestión

In English words that came into English from ēgestiō

  • egestionēgestiōnem

Quick answers

What does ēgestiō mean in Latin?
ēgestiō, a noun, means “carrying out or off; emptying; voiding”.
What is the genitive of ēgestiō?
The genitive singular is ēgestiōnis. ēgestiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ēgestiō?
In classical Latin, [eːˈɡɛs.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈd͡ʒɛs.ti.o].