LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

oppositiō

oppositiō f (genitive oppositiōnis)
Classical[ɔp.pɔˈsɪ.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[op.poˈs̬it.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. opposing, opposition

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoppositiōoppositiōnēs
genitiveoppositiōnisoppositiōnum
dativeoppositiōnīoppositiōnibus
accusativeoppositiōnemoppositiōnēs
ablativeoppositiōneoppositiōnibus
vocativeoppositiōoppositiōnēs

oppŏsĭtĭo (obp-), ōnis, f. oppono,
I. an opposing, opposition (class.): disparatum est id, quod ab aliquā re per oppositionem negationis separatur, hoc modo: sapere, et non sapere, Cic. Inv. 1, 28, 42; Gell. 6, 1, 4: scientiae, Vulg. 1 Tim. 6, 20.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin oppōnō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin oppositiō From oppōnō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanoposició
  • Englishoppositionfrom Old French oposicion
  • Frenchoppositionfrom Old French oposicion
  • GermanOpposition
  • GermanGegensatz
  • Italianopposizione
  • Occitanoposicion
  • Portugueseoposição
  • Romanianopoziție
  • Spanishoposición

Quick answers

What does oppositiō mean in Latin?
oppositiō, a noun, means “opposing, opposition”.
What is the genitive of oppositiō?
The genitive singular is oppositiōnis. oppositiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce oppositiō?
In classical Latin, [ɔp.pɔˈsɪ.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [op.poˈs̬it.t͡si.o].