LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

suffūsiō

suffūsiō f (genitive suffūsiōnis)

Meaning

  1. pouring, spreading
  2. suffusion; infusion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuffūsiōsuffūsiōnēs
genitivesuffūsiōnissuffūsiōnum
dativesuffūsiōnīsuffūsiōnibus
accusativesuffūsiōnemsuffūsiōnēs
ablativesuffūsiōnesuffūsiōnibus
vocativesuffūsiōsuffūsiōnēs

suff-ūsĭo (subf-), ōnis, f. suffundo,
I. a pouring or spreading into or among, a pouring over, a suffusion (post-Aug.).
I. In gen.: vini, an infusion, Apic. 1, 1; so, cucumeris, Pall. 1, 35, 9.—
II. Esp., of diseases.
1. A spreading: fellis, i. e. the jaundice, Plin. 22, 23, 49, § 104.—
2. Suffusio oculorum (oculi); and often absol. suffusio, opacity of the cornea, cataract, Cels. 7, 7, 14; 6, 6, 35; Plin. 28, 1, 2, § 7; 32, 4, 14, § 33; 34, 11, 27, § 114. —
3. Suffusio pedis, a disease of the feet of animals, Veg. Vet. 1, 38 med.: oculorum, inflammation, Vulg. Prov. 23, 29.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin suffūsiō From suffundō + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does suffūsiō mean in Latin?
suffūsiō, a noun, means “pouring, spreading; suffusion; infusion”.
What is the genitive of suffūsiō?
The genitive singular is suffūsiōnis. suffūsiō is feminine, third declension.