LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

obtūsiō

obtūsiō f (genitive obtūsiōnis)

Meaning

  1. crushing, bruising

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeobtūsiōobtūsiōnēs
genitiveobtūsiōnisobtūsiōnum
dativeobtūsiōnīobtūsiōnibus
accusativeobtūsiōnemobtūsiōnēs
ablativeobtūsiōneobtūsiōnibus
vocativeobtūsiōobtūsiōnēs

obtūsĭo, ōnis, f. obtundo,
I. a crushing, bruising: membri, Tert. Res. Carn. 57.—
II. Bluntness, dulness (eccl. Lat.): obtusio sensuum, Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 6; Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1, 6: visus, id. ib. 1, 1, 5.— Absol., Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 6, 91; 1, 4, 62.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin obtūsiō From obtundō + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does obtūsiō mean in Latin?
obtūsiō, a noun, means “crushing, bruising”.
What is the genitive of obtūsiō?
The genitive singular is obtūsiōnis. obtūsiō is feminine, third declension.