LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

mōtiō

mōtiō f (genitive mōtiōnis)
Classical[ˈmoː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔt.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. motion, movement
  2. shivering
  3. expedition, military undertaking

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemōtiōmōtiōnēs
genitivemōtiōnismōtiōnum
dativemōtiōnīmōtiōnibus
accusativemōtiōnemmōtiōnēs
ablativemōtiōnemōtiōnibus
vocativemōtiōmōtiōnēs

mōtĭo, ōnis, f. moveo,
I. a moving, motion; a removing (class.).
I. Lit.: principium motionis, Cic. Fat. 19, 43: corporum, id. N. D. 2, 58, 145: ab ordine motio, a removing, Dig. 47, 20, 3.—Abstr., motion: ipsum animum ... quasi quamdam continuatam motionem, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22.—
B. In partic., in medicine, an ague-fit, Cels. 3, 5, 28.—
II. Trop.: motiones animi, emotions or affections of the soul (old reading), Cic. Ac. 1, 8; better, notionibus.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *mowetjō. Equivalent to moveō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanmoció
  • Englishmotion
  • Frenchmotion
  • Italianmozione
  • Occitanmocion
  • Portuguesemoção
  • Romanianmoțiune
  • Spanishmoción
  • Galicianmoción
  • Normanmotion

In English words that came into English from mōtiō

  • motionmōtiō
  • locomotionlocō

Quick answers

What does mōtiō mean in Latin?
mōtiō, a noun, means “motion, movement; shivering; expedition, military undertaking”.
What is the genitive of mōtiō?
The genitive singular is mōtiōnis. mōtiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce mōtiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈmoː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɔt.t͡si.o].