LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

substitūtiō

substitūtiō f (genitive substitūtiōnis)

Meaning

  1. substitution

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesubstitūtiōsubstitūtiōnēs
genitivesubstitūtiōnissubstitūtiōnum
dativesubstitūtiōnīsubstitūtiōnibus
accusativesubstitūtiōnemsubstitūtiōnēs
ablativesubstitūtiōnesubstitūtiōnibus
vocativesubstitūtiōsubstitūtiōnēs

substĭtūtĭo, ōnis, f. substituo, II..
I. In gen., a putting in the place of another, substitution, Arn. 3, p. 104.—
II. In partic., in jurid. lang., the appointment of a second or alternate heir, Gai. Inst. 2, § 174 sq.; Dig. 28, tit. 6.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin substitūtiō From substituō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalansubstitució
  • Englishsubstitution
  • Frenchsubstitution
  • Italiansostituzione
  • Occitansubstitucion
  • Portuguesesubstituição
  • Romaniansubstituție
  • Spanishsustitución
  • Galiciansubstitución

In English words that came into English from substitūtiō

  • substitutionsubstitūtiō

Quick answers

What does substitūtiō mean in Latin?
substitūtiō, a noun, means “substitution”.
What is the genitive of substitūtiō?
The genitive singular is substitūtiōnis. substitūtiō is feminine, third declension.