LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

intuitiō

intuitiō f (genitive intuitiōnis)
Classical[ɪn.tuˈɪ.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[in.tuˈit.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinthe act of seeing
  2. Medieval Latininspection, examination, scrutiny
  3. Medieval Latinknowing, understanding
  4. Medieval Latinintuition

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeintuitiōintuitiōnēs
genitiveintuitiōnisintuitiōnum
dativeintuitiōnīintuitiōnibus
accusativeintuitiōnemintuitiōnēs
ablativeintuitiōneintuitiōnibus
vocativeintuitiōintuitiōnēs

Origins

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

Latin tueor Latin intueor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin intuitiō From intueor + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishintuition
  • Frenchintuition
  • GermanIntuition
  • Italianintuizione
  • Spanishintuición
  • Danishintuition
  • Finnishintuitio
  • Lithuanianintui̇̀cija
  • Norwegian Bokmålintuisjon
  • Polishintuicja

In English words that came into English from intuitiō

  • intuitionintuitiō

Quick answers

What does intuitiō mean in Latin?
intuitiō, a noun, means “the act of seeing; inspection, examination, scrutiny; knowing, understanding”.
What is the genitive of intuitiō?
The genitive singular is intuitiōnis. intuitiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce intuitiō?
In classical Latin, [ɪn.tuˈɪ.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.tuˈit.t͡si.o].
Where does intuitiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin intuitiō.