LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

extēnsiō

extēnsiō f (genitive extēnsiōnis)

Meaning

  1. extension, stretching
  2. swelling, tumour

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeextēnsiōextēnsiōnēs
genitiveextēnsiōnisextēnsiōnum
dativeextēnsiōnīextēnsiōnibus
accusativeextēnsiōnemextēnsiōnēs
ablativeextēnsiōneextēnsiōnibus
vocativeextēnsiōextēnsiōnēs

extensĭo, ōnis, f. extendo.
I. A stretching out, extension.
A. Lit.: chordarum, Isid. 3, 15, 1.—Esp. of the body or limbs: corporum, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 6, 63; id. Tard. 2, 1, 2; 3; 14; 16: crurum, id. ib. 2, 1, 44; so, alarum, a spreading, Vulg. Isa. 8, 8: membranae (in a water-fowl's foot), Ambros. Hexaem. 5, 22, 74: follis nostri corporei, Arn. in Psa. 149.—
B. Transf.
(a). A swelling, tumor: extensiones et tubercula in dorso, Veg. 3, 15, 2.—
(b). An extension, extended space: caelorum, Hier. in Isa. 12, 44, § 24.—
II. Trop., a strain, stretching: mentis = ἔκστασις, i. e. fury, Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 5, 150.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin extēnsiō From extendō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanextensió
  • Englishextension
  • Frenchextension
  • Italianestensione
  • Occitanextension
  • Portugueseextensão
  • Romanianextensiune
  • Spanishextensión
  • Friulianestension
  • Russianэкстенсия

Quick answers

What does extēnsiō mean in Latin?
extēnsiō, a noun, means “extension, stretching; swelling, tumour”.
What is the genitive of extēnsiō?
The genitive singular is extēnsiōnis. extēnsiō is feminine, third declension.