LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

oblīviō

oblīviō f (genitive oblīviōnis)
Classical[ɔbˈliː.wi.oː]Ecclesiastical[obˈliː.vi.o]

Meaning

  1. The act of forgetting, forgetfulness.
    Inter cētera in eō mīrātī sunt hominēs et oblīviōnem et incōnsīderantiam, vel ut Graecē dīcam, μετεωρίαν et ἀβλεψίαν. Occisā Messālīnā, paulō post quam in trīclīniō dēcubuit, cūr domina non venīret requisiit.121 CE, Suetonius, De vita Caesarum 5 39
  2. The state of being forgotten, oblivion.
  3. an amnesty

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

cum meminisse nōn potes
oblīviō -ōnis (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 14

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoblīviōoblīviōnēs
genitiveoblīviōnisoblīviōnum
dativeoblīviōnīoblīviōnibus
accusativeoblīviōnemoblīviōnēs
ablativeoblīviōneoblīviōnibus
vocativeoblīviōoblīviōnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

oblivioni esse, dari
to be forgotten, pass into oblivion.
in oblivionem adduci
to be forgotten, pass into oblivion.
oblivio alicuius rei me capit
I forget something.
aliquid ab oblivione vindicare
to rescue from oblivion.
in oblivione iacēre (of persons)
to be forgotten, pass into oblivion.
oblivione obrui, deleri, exstingui
to be forgotten, pass into oblivion.
ante actarum (praeteritarum) rerum oblivio or simply oblivio
amnesty (ἀμνηρτία).
memoriam eius nulla umquam delebit (obscurabit) oblivio (Fam. 2. 1)
nothing will ever make me forgetful of him.
2 more phrases
omnem memoriam discordiarum oblivione sempiterna delere (Phil. 1. 1. 1)
to proclaim a general amnesty.
aliquem in oblivionem alicuius rei adducere (pass. in oblivionem venire)
to make a person forget a thing.

oblīvĭo, ōnis, f. obliviscor.
I. Lit., a being forgotten, forgetfulness, oblivion (class.): oblivio veteris belli, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 4 init.: laudem alicujus ab oblivione atque a silentio vindicare, to rescue from oblivion, id. de Or. 2, 2, 7: meam tuorum erga me meritorum memoriam nulla umquam delebit oblivio, id. Fam. 2, 1, 2: dare aliquid oblivioni, to consign to oblivion, Liv. 1, 31, 3: oblivione obruere, Cic. Brut. 15, 60; for which (late Lat.): oblivioni tradere, Aug. Civ. Dei, 18, 31, 2; Hier. in Psa. 68, 1 al.: omnes ejus injurias voluntariā quādam oblivione contriveram, had consigned to oblivion, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 20: in oblivionem negoti venire, to forget, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 35, § 79: satius erat ista in oblivionem ire, to be forgotten, Sen. Brev. Vit. 13, 7 init.: in oblivionem diuturnitate adduci, Cic. Verr. 1, 17, 54: capit me oblivio alicujus rei, I forget something, id. Off. 1, 8, 26: per oblivionem, through forgetfulness, Suet. Caes. 28: in oblivione est, is forgotten, Vulg. Luc. 12, 6.—In plur.: carpere lividas Obliviones, Hor. C. 4, 9, 34; Gell. 9, 5, 6; Quint. Decl. 306.—
II. Transf.
A. Subject., a forgetting, forgetfulness (post-Aug.): in eo (Claudio) mirati sunt homines et oblivionem et inconsiderantiam, Suet. Claud. 39, Tac. A. 11, 38.—
B. Concr
1. Oblivio litterarum, a poet. designation of Orbilius Pupillus, a grammarian, who lost his memory in his old age, Bibacul. ap. Suet. Gram. 9.—
2. Flumen Oblivionis, an appellation of the river Limia, in Hispania Tarraconensis, acc. to the Gr. ὁ τῆς λήθης, Mel. 3, 1, 8; Flor. 2, 17, 12; called flumen Oblivio, Liv Epit. 55.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō Latin oblīviō From oblīvīscor (“to forget”) + -iō.

Descendants
  • Catalanoblivió
  • Italianoblivione
  • Englishoblivionfrom Old French oblivion
  • Idooblivio

In English words that came into English from oblīviō

  • oblivionoblīviō

Quick answers

What does oblīviō mean in Latin?
oblīviō, a noun, means “The act of forgetting, forgetfulness.; The state of being forgotten, oblivion.; an amnesty”.
What is the genitive of oblīviō?
The genitive singular is oblīviōnis. oblīviō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce oblīviō?
In classical Latin, [ɔbˈliː.wi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [obˈliː.vi.o].