LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

regressiō

regressiō f (genitive regressiōnis)
Classical[rɛˈɡrɛs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[reˈɡrɛs.si.o]

Meaning

  1. regression

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeregressiōregressiōnēs
genitiveregressiōnisregressiōnum
dativeregressiōnīregressiōnibus
accusativeregressiōnemregressiōnēs
ablativeregressiōneregressiōnibus
vocativeregressiōregressiōnēs

rĕgressĭo, ōnis, f. regredior,
I. a going back, return; a retiring, retreat (postAug.).
I. Lit.: maturata, App. M. 2, p. 122, 39: vespertina, id. ib. 9, p. 227, 17: non incruenta, Front. Princ. Hist. —
II. Trop., a fig. of rhetoric, repetition, the Gr. ἐπάνοδος, Quint. 9, 3, 35; Rufin. Schem. Lex. 19 (p. 252 Frotsch.).

Origins

From regredior (oblique stem regress-) + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from regressiō

  • regressionregressiō

Quick answers

What does regressiō mean in Latin?
regressiō, a noun, means “regression”.
What is the genitive of regressiō?
The genitive singular is regressiōnis. regressiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce regressiō?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈɡrɛs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈɡrɛs.si.o].