LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

exceptiō

exceptiō f (genitive exceptiōnis)
Classical[ɛksˈkɛp.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[eksˈt͡ʃɛp.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. An exception or objection in law.
  2. broadlyAn exception, restriction, limitation.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexceptiōexceptiōnēs
genitiveexceptiōnisexceptiōnum
dativeexceptiōnīexceptiōnibus
accusativeexceptiōnemexceptiōnēs
ablativeexceptiōneexceptiōnibus
vocativeexceptiōexceptiōnēs

exceptĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. an exception, restriction, limitation [good prose and very freq., esp. in Cic.).
I. In gen.: consiliorum, voluntatum sine ulla exceptione communitas, Cic. Lael. 17; so, sine (ulla) or cum exceptione, id. Fam. 6, 5, 1; id. Caecin. 8 fin.; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 31; id. Att. 8, 4, 2; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13; id. Inv. 2, 57, 172; Quint. 7, 1, 50; Plin. Ep. 1, 2, 5 et saep.; cf. in plur.: unus imperitat nullis jam exceptionibus, Tac. G. 44: quod si exceptio facit, ne liceat, ibi necesse est licere, ubi non est exceptum, etc., Cic. Balb. 14: sunt in tota lege exceptiones duae, id. Agr. 1, 4 et saep.—
II. Esp., in jurid. Lat., the exception of the defendant to the plaintiff's statements, inserted in the praetor's edict, Gai. Inst. 4, 116 sq.; Just. Inst. 4, 13; Dig. 44, 1; Cod. Just. 8, 36; Cic. Inv. 2, 19; id. de Or. 1, 37; cf. Rein's Röm. Privatr. p. 448 sq.

Origins

From excipiō (“take out, withdraw; make an exception, except”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanexcepció
  • Englishexception
  • Frenchexception
  • Italianeccezione
  • Portugueseexcepção
  • Portugueseexceção
  • Romanianexcepție
  • Spanishexcepción
  • Malteseeċċezzjoni
  • Dutchexceptiefrom Old French excepcion

Quick answers

What does exceptiō mean in Latin?
exceptiō, a noun, means “An exception or objection in law.; An exception, restriction, limitation.”.
What is the genitive of exceptiō?
The genitive singular is exceptiōnis. exceptiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce exceptiō?
In classical Latin, [ɛksˈkɛp.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eksˈt͡ʃɛp.t͡si.o].