LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

resolūtiō

resolūtiō f (genitive resolūtiōnis)

Meaning

  1. untying, unbinding, loosening
  2. slackening, relaxing
  3. laxness, looseness, weakness
  4. solution (of a problem)
  5. release, escape

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeresolūtiōresolūtiōnēs
genitiveresolūtiōnisresolūtiōnum
dativeresolūtiōnīresolūtiōnibus
accusativeresolūtiōnemresolūtiōnēs
ablativeresolūtiōneresolūtiōnibus
vocativeresolūtiōresolūtiōnēs

rĕsŏlūtĭo, ōnis, f. resolvo,
I. an untying, unbinding, loosening (not ante-Aug.).
I. Lit., a slackening, relaxing; a laxness, looseness, weakness: lori, Gell. 17, 9, 12: ventris, stomachi, nervorum, oculorum, Cels. 2, 6; 4, 5; 2, 1; 3, 27, 1; 6, 6, 36.—
II. Trop.
1. A making void, a cancelling: venditionis, Dig. 41, 2, 13.—
2. A solution: sophismatis, an explanation, Gell. 18, 2, 10 (dub.). —
3. A release, escape (late Lat.), Vulg. 2 Tim. 4, 6.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinresolūtiō

Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin se- Latin luō Latin solvō Latin resolvō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin resolūtiō From resolvō (“to release, unbind”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanresolució
  • Englishresolution
  • Frenchrésolution
  • Italianrisoluzione
  • Portugueseresolução
  • Romanianrezoluție
  • Spanishresolución
  • Russianрезолюция

In English words that came into English from resolūtiō

  • resolutionresolūtiō

Quick answers

What does resolūtiō mean in Latin?
resolūtiō, a noun, means “untying, unbinding, loosening; slackening, relaxing; laxness, looseness, weakness”.
What is the genitive of resolūtiō?
The genitive singular is resolūtiōnis. resolūtiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does resolūtiō come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin resolūtiō.