LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ēmptiō

ēmptiō f (genitive ēmptiōnis)

Meaning

  1. the act of buying or purchasing, purchase
  2. a purchase
  3. a bill of sale

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēmptiōēmptiōnēs
genitiveēmptiōnisēmptiōnum
dativeēmptiōnīēmptiōnibus
accusativeēmptiōnemēmptiōnēs
ablativeēmptiōneēmptiōnibus
vocativeēmptiōēmptiōnēs

emptĭo (emt-), ōnis, f. id.,
I. a buying, purchase (cf.: sectio, mercatura, etc.).
I. Prop., Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 5; 2, 3, 5; Cic. Caecin. 6, 17; id. Att. 12, 3; Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 43; Tac. H. 3, 34 et saep.; cf., on its legal relations, Gai. Inst. 3, 139; the title: De emptione et venditione, Just. Inst. 3, 23; Dig. 18, 1; and Rein's Privatr. p. 329 sq.: equina, i. e. of horses (with boum and asinorum), Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 6.—
II. Transf.
1. A purchase, i. e. an article purchased: ex illis emptionibus nullam desidero, Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 2; Plin. Ep. 2, 15, 1.—
2. A purchase-deed, bill of sale, Dig. 32, 1, 102 al.

Origins

From the supine theme of emō (“to buy”) + -tiō (action noun suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishemption

Quick answers

What does ēmptiō mean in Latin?
ēmptiō, a noun, means “the act of buying or purchasing, purchase; a purchase; a bill of sale”.
What is the genitive of ēmptiō?
The genitive singular is ēmptiōnis. ēmptiō is feminine, third declension.