LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

intēnsiō

intēnsiō f (genitive intēnsiōnis)

Meaning

  1. stretching, extension
  2. spasm
  3. tension, strain, effort

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeintēnsiōintēnsiōnēs
genitiveintēnsiōnisintēnsiōnum
dativeintēnsiōnīintēnsiōnibus
accusativeintēnsiōnemintēnsiōnēs
ablativeintēnsiōneintēnsiōnibus
vocativeintēnsiōintēnsiōnēs

intensĭo, ōnis, f. intendo.
I. A stretching out, straining, effort: oculorum, Scrib. Comp. 255.—
B. An intensifying, increase: calorem suum (sol) intensionibus ac remissionibus temperando fovet, Sen. Q. N. 7, 1, 3.—
II. The tune: gravis, media, acuta, Censor. 12.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin intendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin intēnsiō From intendō + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from intēnsiō

  • intensionintēnsiō

Quick answers

What does intēnsiō mean in Latin?
intēnsiō, a noun, means “stretching, extension; spasm; tension, strain, effort”.
What is the genitive of intēnsiō?
The genitive singular is intēnsiōnis. intēnsiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does intēnsiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin intēnsiō.