LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ingestiō

ingestiō f (genitive ingestiōnis)
Classical[ɪŋˈɡɛs.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[in̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛs.ti.o]

Meaning

  1. pouring in; introduction
  2. utterance

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeingestiōingestiōnēs
genitiveingestiōnisingestiōnum
dativeingestiōnīingestiōnibus
accusativeingestiōnemingestiōnēs
ablativeingestiōneingestiōnibus
vocativeingestiōingestiōnēs

ingestĭo, ōnis,f. ingero,
I. a pouring in, introduction: liquentis plumbi, Cod. Th. 9, 24, 1; Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 8, 152.—
II. An uttering: primae vocis, Mart. Cap. 5, § 459.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ingestiō From ingestus + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalaningestió
  • Englishingestion
  • Frenchingestion
  • GermanIngestion
  • Italianingestione
  • Portugueseingestão
  • Spanishingestión
  • Dutchingestie
  • Idoingesti
  • Indonesianingesti

In English words that came into English from ingestiō

  • ingestioningestionem

Quick answers

What does ingestiō mean in Latin?
ingestiō, a noun, means “pouring in; introduction; utterance”.
What is the genitive of ingestiō?
The genitive singular is ingestiōnis. ingestiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ingestiō?
In classical Latin, [ɪŋˈɡɛs.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛs.ti.o].