What does expressiō mean in Latin?

expressiō, a noun, means “expulsion; expression, pressing (out)”.

What is the genitive of expressiō?

The genitive singular is expressiōnis. expressiō is feminine, third declension.

noun · femininethird declension

expressiō f (genitive expressiōnis)

expressĭo, ōnis, f. exprimo (postAug.),

I. a pressing or squeezing out.

I. In gen.: mellis, Pall. Jun. 7, 3: spiritus, Vitr. 9, 9.—

II. In partic.

A. In mechanics, a forcing apparatus to raise water, Vitr. 1, 1; 8, 7; cf. 2. expressus.—

B. In architect., a projection, i. e. a fillet, listel, Vitr. 4, 4 fin. —

C. Of lang., vividness: summā expressione describere, Ambros. de Cain et Abel, 1, 2, 9.

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin expressiō From exprimō + -tiō.

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