LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

sūctiō

sūctiō f (genitive sūctiōnis)

Meaning

  1. Late LatinMedieval LatinNew Latinsuction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesūctiōsūctiōnēs
genitivesūctiōnissūctiōnum
dativesūctiōnīsūctiōnibus
accusativesūctiōnemsūctiōnēs
ablativesūctiōnesūctiōnibus
vocativesūctiōsūctiōnēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sewg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*séwgeti
  3. Proto-Italic*sougō
  4. Latinsūctiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin sūctiō From sūgō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishsuction
  • Frenchsuccion
  • Romaniansucțiunefrom French succion
  • Italiansuzione
  • Portuguesesucção
  • Spanishsucción

Quick answers

What does sūctiō mean in Latin?
sūctiō, a noun, means “suction”.
What is the genitive of sūctiō?
The genitive singular is sūctiōnis. sūctiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does sūctiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sewg- → Proto-Indo-European *séwgeti → Proto-Italic *sougō → Latin sūctiō.