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noun · femininethird declension

sorbitiō

sorbitiō f (genitive sorbitiōnis)
Classical[sɔrˈbɪ.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[sorˈbit.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. post Augustansmall drink, potion, broth, etc.
    sorbitiō tollit quem dīra cicūtæwhom the dire draught of hemlock carries offc. 62 CE, Persius, Saturae 4.2 (i.e. Socrates)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesorbitiōsorbitiōnēs
genitivesorbitiōnissorbitiōnum
dativesorbitiōnīsorbitiōnibus
accusativesorbitiōnemsorbitiōnēs
ablativesorbitiōnesorbitiōnibus
vocativesorbitiōsorbitiōnēs

sorbĭtĭo, ōnis, f. sorbeo; a supping up, swallowing, drinking; hence, concr.,
I. a drink, draught, potion, broth, etc. (mostly post-Aug.; not in Cic.), Cato, R. R. 157, 13; Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 79; Col. 6, 10, 1; Cels. 2, 30; Plin. 20, 16, 62, § 170; 24, 19, 120, § 188; Phaedr. 1, 26, 5; Sen. Ep. 78, 25: sorbitio quem tollit dira cicutae, i. e. Socrates, Pers. 4, 2.

Origins

From sorbitum + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does sorbitiō mean in Latin?
sorbitiō, a noun, means “small drink, potion, broth, etc.”.
What is the genitive of sorbitiō?
The genitive singular is sorbitiōnis. sorbitiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sorbitiō?
In classical Latin, [sɔrˈbɪ.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sorˈbit.t͡si.o].