LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

respōnsiō

respōnsiō f (genitive respōnsiōnis)
Classical[rɛsˈpõː.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[resˈpɔn.si.o]

Meaning

  1. answer, reply, response
  2. refutation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerespōnsiōrespōnsiōnēs
genitiverespōnsiōnisrespōnsiōnum
dativerespōnsiōnīrespōnsiōnibus
accusativerespōnsiōnemrespōnsiōnēs
ablativerespōnsiōnerespōnsiōnibus
vocativerespōnsiōrespōnsiōnēs

rēsponsĭo, ōnis, f. respondeo.
1. An answer, reply; a refutation (rare but class.; syn. responsum): in quo erat accusatoris interpretatio indigna responsione, Cic. Balb. 16, 36; Gell. 12, 12, 1: responsio mollis frangit iram, Vulg. Prov. 15, 1.— In plur., Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 63.—
2. In rhet.: sibi ipsi responsio, a replying to one's own argument, Cic. de Or. 3, 54, 207; Quint. 9, 1, 35; 9, 3, 90 (cf.: ut quasi ad interrogata sibi ipse respondeat, Cic. Or. 40, 137).

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinrespōnsiō

Proto-Indo-European *spend- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *spondéyeti Proto-Italic *spondejō Proto-Italic *spondeō Latin spondeō Latin respondeō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin respōnsiō From respondeō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanresponsió
  • Italianresponsione
  • Spanishresponsión

Quick answers

What does respōnsiō mean in Latin?
respōnsiō, a noun, means “answer, reply, response; refutation”.
What is the genitive of respōnsiō?
The genitive singular is respōnsiōnis. respōnsiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce respōnsiō?
In classical Latin, [rɛsˈpõː.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [resˈpɔn.si.o].
Where does respōnsiō come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin respōnsiō.