LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

impressiō

impressiō f (genitive impressiōnis)

Meaning

  1. push, thrust, assault, onslaught
  2. squashing
  3. stamping
  4. impression

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeimpressiōimpressiōnēs
genitiveimpressiōnisimpressiōnum
dativeimpressiōnīimpressiōnibus
accusativeimpressiōnemimpressiōnēs
ablativeimpressiōneimpressiōnibus
vocativeimpressiōimpressiōnēs

impressĭo (inpr-), ōnis, f. imprimo,
I. a pressing into, an impressing, impression (class.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: materiam signari impressione formarum, App. Dogm. Plat. 1, p. 4: signaculi, Schol. Juv. 1, 68: nummorum, stamping, coining, Aug. Doctr. Christ. 2, 25.—
B. In partic.
1. An irruption, inroad, onset, assault, attack: non judicio neque disceptatione, sed vi atque impressione (aliquem) evertere, Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 8; id. Fl. 34, 85: hostes arbitrati occasionem se habere victoriae impressionem facere coeperunt, Varr. R. R. 2, 4. 1; cf.: ut omni multitudine in fines Suessionum facerent impressionem, Hirt. B. G. 8, 6, 2; Liv. 4, 28, 6; 8, 9, 3; 25, 37, 13.—
2. A pressure, rough or violent handling: omnis impressio et tumentia provocat et dolorem geminat, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 8, 92.—
3. A squeezing, pressure of a multitude, Fronto, Ep. ad M. Caes. 5, 30 Mai. —
II. Trop.
A. Of speech, a division: si numerosum est id in omnibus sonis et vocibus, quod habet quasdam impressiones et quod metiri possumus intervallis aequalibus, divisions of time, beats, Cic. de Or. 3, 48, 185.—
B. Transf., a marked expression, emphasis: in lingua explanata vocum impressio, Cic. Ac. 1, 5, 19.—
C. The impression on the mind made by phenomena: cum visa in animis imprimantur, non vos id dicere, inter ipsas impressiones nihil interesse, sed inter species et quasdam formas eorum, Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 58.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinimpressiō

Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiō From imprimō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanimpressió
  • Englishimpression
  • Frenchimpression
  • Romanianimpresiunefrom French impression
  • Romanianimpresiefrom French impression
  • Italianimpressione
  • Portugueseimpressão
  • Spanishimpresión
  • Mauritian Creolelinpresionfrom French impression

Quick answers

What does impressiō mean in Latin?
impressiō, a noun, means “push, thrust, assault, onslaught; squashing; stamping”.
What is the genitive of impressiō?
The genitive singular is impressiōnis. impressiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does impressiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin impressiō.