LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

suffrāgium

suffrāgium n (genitive suffrāgiī or suffrāgī)
Classical[sʊfˈfraː.ɡi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[sufˈfraː.d͡ʒi.um]

Meaning

  1. voting tablet
  2. vote
  3. judgement
  4. assent
  5. applause
  6. Late Latinhelp, support
  7. EcclesiasticalLatinintercession (results from praying or merit)
    Memorare, O piissima Virgo Maria, non esse auditum a saeculo, quemquam ad tua currentem praesidia, tua implorantem auxilia, tua petentem suffragia, esse derelictum.

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Sententia · Opinio · Suffragium

1. Sententia is the view of a subject, resting upon clear perception and acquired conviction, like γνώμη; opinio, an opinion resting upon mere feeling, like δόξα. 2. Sententia is the vote of a senator upon any motion, etc., like γνώμη; whereas suffragium, the simple voting, pronouncing yes or no, or a name, like ψῆφος.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuffrāgiumsuffrāgia
genitivesuffrāgiī
suffrāgī		suffrāgiōrum
dativesuffrāgiōsuffrāgiīs
accusativesuffrāgiumsuffrāgia
ablativesuffrāgiōsuffrāgiīs
vocativesuffrāgiumsuffrāgia

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

multitudinis suffragiis rem permittere
to leave a matter to be decided by popular vote.
suffragium ferre (vid. sect. VI. 4, note Not sententiam...)
to vote (in the popular assembly).
omnes centurias ferre or omnium suffragiis, cunctis centuriis creari
to be elected unanimously

suffrāgĭum, ii, n. perh. kindr. with suffrago, and therefore, prop., the pasternbone; cf. Wunder, Var. Lect. p. 169; hence, transf., publicists' and jurid. t. t.,
I. a votingtablet, a ballot (syn. tabella), and in gen., a vote, voice, suffrage (freq. and class.).
I. Lit.: dicam et versabor in re difficili, suffragia magistratu mandando aut reo judicando clam an palam ferre melius esset ... Ego in istā sum sententia, quā te fuisse semper scio, nihil ut fuerit in suffragiis voce melius, Cic. Leg. 3, 15, 33: comitiis aediliciis suffragium ferre, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 1; cf.: de ejus capite, liberis, fortunis omnibus, conductos et sicarios suffragium ferre et eam legem putare, Cic. Dom. 18, 46: ferunt suffragia, id. Rep. 1, 31, 47: te suffragium tulisse in illā lege, id. Fam. 11, 27, 7: dum diribentur suffragia, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 1: suffragia aut scita multitudinis, Cic. Leg. 1, 16, 43: sine suffragio populi aedilitatem gerere, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 28: suffragiis tres ex tribus generibus creati sunt, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 51, § 127: alii suffragium ineunt, Liv. 3, 17: centurias in suffragium mittere, id. 31, 7: vobismet ipsis per suffragia uti praesides olim, nunc dominos destinatis, Sall. H. 3, 61, 6 Dietsch: ut suffragia non in multitudinis, sed in locupletium potestate essent, Cic. Rep. 2, 22, 39; cf. Fest. p. 334 Müll.: libera, Juv. 8, 211: tacita, i. e. secret voting, Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 7; 4, 25, 1 et saep.—
II. Transf.
A. The right of voting right of suffrage: populi esse, non senatus, suffragium, quibus velit, impartiri, Liv. 38, 36, 8: si suffragium detur, id. 4, 49 fin.: ut populus Romanus suffragio privaretur, Cic. Agr. 2, 7, 17: quod interrogem, quem nemo congressu, nemo suffragio, nemo luce dignum putet, id. Vatin. 1, 2: suffragia populo reddere, the elections, Suet. Calig. 16. —
B. In gen., a decision, judgment, opinion: rhetor suffragio tuo et compotorum tuorum, Cic. Phil. 2, 17, 42: (apes) concorde suffragio deterrimos (reges) necant, Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 51.—
2. In partic., a favorable decision, assent, approbation, applause (post-Aug.): ventosae plebis suffragia, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 37; 2, 2, 103: voto et suffragio prosequor, Plin. Ep. 10, 18, 1; Dig. 24, 1, 24 al.: Dentatus vel numerosissima suffragia habet, i.e. very many authors who award to him the palm of bravery, Plin. 7, 28, 29, § 101.

Origins

From suffrāgō + -ium.

Descendants
  • Catalansufragi
  • Englishsuffrage
  • Frenchsuffrage
  • Italiansuffragio
  • Portuguesesufrágio
  • Romaniansufragiu
  • Spanishsufragio

Quick answers

What does suffrāgium mean in Latin?
suffrāgium, a noun, means “voting tablet; vote; judgement”.
What is the genitive of suffrāgium?
The genitive singular is suffrāgiī. suffrāgium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce suffrāgium?
In classical Latin, [sʊfˈfraː.ɡi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sufˈfraː.d͡ʒi.um].