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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

suāsōrius

suāsōrius (feminine suāsōria, neuter suāsōrium)
Classical[su.aːˈsoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[su.aˈs̬ɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesuasory, persuasive, pertaining to counsel or persuasion.
  2. adjectivepersuasive, convincing

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesuāsōriussuāsōriasuāsōrium
genitivesuāsōriīsuāsōriaesuāsōriī
dativesuāsōriōsuāsōriaesuāsōriō
accusativesuāsōriumsuāsōriamsuāsōrium
ablativesuāsōriōsuāsōriāsuāsōriō
vocativesuāsōriesuāsōriasuāsōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesuāsōriīsuāsōriaesuāsōria
genitivesuāsōriōrumsuāsōriārumsuāsōriōrum
dativesuāsōriīssuāsōriīssuāsōriīs
accusativesuāsōriōssuāsōriāssuāsōria
ablativesuāsōriīssuāsōriīssuāsōriīs
vocativesuāsōriīsuāsōriaesuāsōria

suāsōrĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to counselling or persuading, suasory, persuasive (post-Aug.). *
I. In gen.: oscula, App. M. 5, p. 161, 29.—
II. In partic., in rhet., of or belonging to the suasory species of discourse, hortatory, suasory.
A. Adj.: pars deliberativa, quae eadem suasoria dicitur, Quint. 3, 8, 6: materiae, id. 2, 10, 1; 11, 1, 48.—
B. Subst.: suāsōrĭa, ae, f. (sc. oratio), a hortatory or suasory speech, Quint. 2, 4, 25; 3, 5, 8; 3, 8, 10; 3, 8, 20; 3, 8, 34; Petr. 6.—Hence, adv.: suā-sōrĭē, advisorily, Prisc. 1150 P.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin suāsōrius From suāsōr- + -ius.

Descendants
  • Englishsuasory

Quick answers

What does suāsōrius mean in Latin?
suāsōrius, a adjective, means “suasory, persuasive, pertaining to counsel or persuasion.; persuasive, convincing”.
How do you pronounce suāsōrius?
In classical Latin, [su.aːˈsoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [su.aˈs̬ɔː.ri.us].