LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

prōpēnsiō

prōpēnsiō f (genitive prōpēnsiōnis)

Meaning

  1. inclination, propensity, tendency

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōpēnsiōprōpēnsiōnēs
genitiveprōpēnsiōnisprōpēnsiōnum
dativeprōpēnsiōnīprōpēnsiōnibus
accusativeprōpēnsiōnemprōpēnsiōnēs
ablativeprōpēnsiōneprōpēnsiōnibus
vocativeprōpēnsiōprōpēnsiōnēs

prōpensĭo, ōnis, f. propendeo,
I. inclination, propensity: propensio ad summum bonum adipiscendum, Cic. Fin. 4, 17, 47.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin prōpēnsiō From prōpendeō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanpropensió
  • Frenchpropension
  • Italianpropensione
  • Portuguesepropensão
  • Spanishpropensión
  • Galicianpropensión

Quick answers

What does prōpēnsiō mean in Latin?
prōpēnsiō, a noun, means “inclination, propensity, tendency”.
What is the genitive of prōpēnsiō?
The genitive singular is prōpēnsiōnis. prōpēnsiō is feminine, third declension.