LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

impedītiō

impedītiō f (genitive impedītiōnis)
Classical[ɪm.pɛˈdiː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[im.peˈdit.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. hindrance, obstruction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeimpedītiōimpedītiōnēs
genitiveimpedītiōnisimpedītiōnum
dativeimpedītiōnīimpedītiōnibus
accusativeimpedītiōnemimpedītiōnēs
ablativeimpedītiōneimpedītiōnibus
vocativeimpedītiōimpedītiōnēs

impĕdītĭo (inp-), ōnis, f. impedio,
I. a hinderance, obstruction (rare but class.): sine impeditione praeterire, Vitr. 1, 5: animus in somniis liber est sensibus et omni impeditione curarum, etc., Cic. Div. 1, 51, 115; Arn. 2, 52.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impedītiō From impediō (“to hinder, impede”) + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from impedītiō

  • impeditionimpedītiō

Quick answers

What does impedītiō mean in Latin?
impedītiō, a noun, means “hindrance, obstruction”.
What is the genitive of impedītiō?
The genitive singular is impedītiōnis. impedītiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce impedītiō?
In classical Latin, [ɪm.pɛˈdiː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [im.peˈdit.t͡si.o].