LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

successiō

successiō f (genitive successiōnis)
Classical[sʊkˈkɛs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[sutˈt͡ʃɛs.si.o]

Meaning

  1. succession
  2. successors (collectively)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuccessiōsuccessiōnēs
genitivesuccessiōnissuccessiōnum
dativesuccessiōnīsuccessiōnibus
accusativesuccessiōnemsuccessiōnēs
ablativesuccessiōnesuccessiōnibus
vocativesuccessiōsuccessiōnēs

successĭo, ōnis, f. succedo, II..
I. A coming into the place of another, a following after, succeeding, succession in office, possession, etc. (mostly post-Aug.): si merces Antonii oppressi poscitur in Antonii locum successio, Brut. ap. Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 17, 2: Neronis principis successio, Plin. 7, 13, 11, § 58: quorum non dubia, Tac. A. 4, 12; Suet. Tib. 15; 25; 55: ad spem successionis admoveri, id. Calig. 12; id. Oth. 4 fin.: regni, Just. 9, 2; App. M. 8, p. 210, 33; Lact. 6, 23, 17.—Plur.: magistratibus judicia per annuas successiones permisit, Just. 3, 3: familiae, quae per successiones jus sibi vindicant, Plin. 12, 14, 30, § 54: morbi per successiones quasdam traduntur, Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 4: jura successionum, Tac. G. 32: doloris amotio successionem afficit voluptatis, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37.—*
II. A good issue, success: successio prospera consecuta est, Aug. (perh. Cic. Hort. Fragm.) Vit. Beat. 26: victoriam proeliorum successionibus relaturos, Arn. 2, 8.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin successiō From succēdō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalansuccessió
  • Englishsuccession
  • Frenchsuccession
  • Italiansuccessione
  • Portuguesesucessão
  • Romaniansuccesiune
  • Spanishsucesión
  • Galiciansucesión

In English words that came into English from successiō

  • successionsuccessiō

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSuccessioSuccessio is a term employed by the Roman jurists when speaking of the modes in which legal rights are acquired and lost. The relation of person and r…

Quick answers

What does successiō mean in Latin?
successiō, a noun, means “succession; successors (collectively)”.
What is the genitive of successiō?
The genitive singular is successiōnis. successiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce successiō?
In classical Latin, [sʊkˈkɛs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sutˈt͡ʃɛs.si.o].