LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

suāsum1

suāsum n (genitive suāsī)
Classical[suˈaː.sũː]Ecclesiastical[suˈaː.s̬um]

Meaning

  1. a persuasive voice

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuāsumsuāsa
genitivesuāsīsuāsōrum
dativesuāsōsuāsīs
accusativesuāsumsuāsa
ablativesuāsōsuāsīs
vocativesuāsumsuāsa

suasum colos appellatur, qui fit ex stillicidio fumoso in vestimento albo. Plautus (Truc. 2, 2, 16):
I. quia tibi suaso infecisti, propudiosa, pallulam: quidam autem legunt in suaso (or insuaso). Nec desunt, qui dicant, omnem colorem, qui fiat inficiendo, suasum vocari, etc., Fest. p. 302 Müll.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. insuasum, p. 111; cf. Salmas. Exerc. Plin. p. 245, 2 c.

Origins

Nominalization of suāsum.

noun · neutersecond declension
suāsum2
suāsum n (genitive suāsī)
Classical[suˈaː.sũː]Ecclesiastical[suˈaː.s̬um]

Meaning

  1. a dirty grey color

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuāsumsuāsa
genitivesuāsīsuāsōrum
dativesuāsōsuāsīs
accusativesuāsumsuāsa
ablativesuāsōsuāsīs
vocativesuāsumsuāsa

suāsum, i, v. suadeo
I. fin.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *swarssom, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd- (“dirty, dark, black”). Ultimately related to sordeō.

Quick answers

What does suāsum mean in Latin?
suāsum, a noun, means “a persuasive voice”.
What is the genitive of suāsum?
The genitive singular is suāsī. suāsum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce suāsum?
In classical Latin, [suˈaː.sũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [suˈaː.s̬um].