LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

intellēctiō

intellēctiō f (genitive intellēctiōnis)

Meaning

  1. understanding, realization
  2. synecdoche

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeintellēctiōintellēctiōnēs
genitiveintellēctiōnisintellēctiōnum
dativeintellēctiōnīintellēctiōnibus
accusativeintellēctiōnemintellēctiōnēs
ablativeintellēctiōneintellēctiōnibus
vocativeintellēctiōintellēctiōnēs

intellectĭo, ōnis, f. intellego,
I. synecdoche, Auct. Her. 4, 33, 44.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin intellēctiō From intellegō + -tiō. Compare interlēctiō (“a reading between, reading together”).

Descendants
  • Englishintellection
  • Italianintellezione
  • Portugueseinteleção
  • Romanianînțelepciune
  • Spanishintelección

Quick answers

What does intellēctiō mean in Latin?
intellēctiō, a noun, means “understanding, realization; synecdoche”.
What is the genitive of intellēctiō?
The genitive singular is intellēctiōnis. intellēctiō is feminine, third declension.