LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

subiectiō

subiectiō f (genitive subiectiōnis)

Meaning

  1. laying, putting or placing under
  2. subjugation, submission

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesubiectiōsubiectiōnēs
genitivesubiectiōnissubiectiōnum
dativesubiectiōnīsubiectiōnibus
accusativesubiectiōnemsubiectiōnēs
ablativesubiectiōnesubiectiōnibus
vocativesubiectiōsubiectiōnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

rerum sub aspectum paene subiectio (De Or. 3. 53. 202)
graphic depiction.

subjectĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a laying, putting, or placing under.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: rerum sub aspectum paene subjectio, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 202: totius rei sub oculos subjectio, Gell. 10, 3, 7; Quint. 9, 2, 40.—
B. In partic.
1. A representation, Vitr. 9, 8; 9, 9.—
2. A substituting, forging: testamentorum, Liv. 39, 18.—
II. A subjugation, reduction to obedience: provinciarum, Oros. 3, 14 fin.: mentium, Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 12, § 27: in omni subjectione, in all submissiveness, Vulg. 1 Tim. 2, 11; the state of slavery, Jornand. Get. 32.—
III. Trop., an annexing, subjoining.
A. In gen.: rationis, Auct. Her. 4, 17, 24.— Plur., Vitr. 9, 7, 7; 9, 8, 1.—
B. In partic., rhet. t. t.
(a). An answer subjoined by an orator to a question which he has just asked, Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33; Quint. 9, 3, 98. —
(b). An added explanation, Auct. Her. 2, 18, 28.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin subiectiō From subiciō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalansubjecció
  • Englishsubjection
  • GermanSubjektion
  • Italiansoggezione
  • Frenchsujétionfrom Middle French subiection
  • Portuguesesujeição
  • Spanishsujeción
  • Russianсубъекция
  • Ukrainianсуб'єкція

Quick answers

What does subiectiō mean in Latin?
subiectiō, a noun, means “laying, putting or placing under; subjugation, submission”.
What is the genitive of subiectiō?
The genitive singular is subiectiōnis. subiectiō is feminine, third declension.