LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

perceptiō

perceptiō f (genitive perceptiōnis)
Classical[pɛrˈkɛp.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[perˈt͡ʃɛp.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a taking, receiving, collecting, gathering
  2. figurativelyperception, comprehension

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—perceptiōnēs
genitive—perceptiōnum
dativeperceptiōnīperceptiōnibus
accusativeperceptiōnemperceptiōnēs
ablativeperceptiōneperceptiōnibus
vocative—perceptiōnēs

perceptĭo, ōnis, f. percipio,
I. a taking, receiving; a gathering in, collecting.
I. Lit., Ambros. in Luc. 4, 15: frugum fruetuumque reliquorum, Cic. Off. 2, 3, 12: fructuum, Col. 1, 3, 2.—
II. Trop., perception, comprehension (cf.: notio, cognitio): animi perceptiones, notions, ideas, Cic. Ac. 2, 7, 22: cognitio aut perceptio, aut si verbum e verbo volumus comprehensio, quam κατάληψιν illi vocant, id. ib. 2, 6, 17.

Origins

Coined by Cicero, from percipiō (“to seize; conceive; perceive”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanpercepció
  • Englishperceptionfrom Middle French percepcion
  • Frenchperceptionfrom Middle French percepcion
  • Romanianpercepțiefrom Middle French percepcion
  • GermanPerzeption
  • Italianpercezione
  • Portuguesepercepção
  • Portugueseperceção
  • Spanishpercepción
  • Indonesianpersepsifrom Middle French percepcion

In English words that came into English from perceptiō

  • perceptionperceptiō

Quick answers

What does perceptiō mean in Latin?
perceptiō, a noun, means “a taking, receiving, collecting, gathering; perception, comprehension”.
What is the genitive of perceptiō?
The genitive singular is perceptiōnis. perceptiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce perceptiō?
In classical Latin, [pɛrˈkɛp.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [perˈt͡ʃɛp.t͡si.o].