noun · femininethird declension
oppressiō
oppressiō f (genitive oppressiōnis)
Meaning
- pressing down
- oppression, overthrow, suppression
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | oppressiō | oppressiōnēs |
| genitive | oppressiōnis | oppressiōnum |
| dative | oppressiōnī | oppressiōnibus |
| accusative | oppressiōnem | oppressiōnēs |
| ablative | oppressiōne | oppressiōnibus |
| vocative | oppressiō | oppressiōnēs |
oppressĭo (obp-), ōnis, f. opprimo.
2. Violent seizure:
occupatio fori, oppressio curiae, Cic. Dom. 3, 5.—3. Oppression, overthrow:
legum et libertatis, Cic. Off. 3, 21, 83.—4. (Late Lat.) Med. t. t., = κατάληψις, a catalepsy, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 10, 56; id. Tard. 2, 5, 86.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
oppressiō ōnis, f
PREM-, a pressing down, suppression, overthrow: legum: Per oppressionem alqm mi eripere, violent seizure, T.: curiae.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin oppressiō From opprimō + -tiō.
Descendants
- Catalanopressió
- Frenchoppression
- Italianoppressione
- Occitanopression
- Portugueseopressão
- Spanishopresión
- Galicianopresión
- Piedmonteseopression
- Polishopresja
In English words that came into English from oppressiō
- oppressionoppressiō