LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

suggestiō

suggestiō f (genitive suggestiōnis)
Classical[sʊɡˈɡɛs.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[sudˈd͡ʒɛs.ti.o]

Meaning

  1. addition
  2. suggestion, hint

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuggestiōsuggestiōnēs
genitivesuggestiōnissuggestiōnum
dativesuggestiōnīsuggestiōnibus
accusativesuggestiōnemsuggestiōnēs
ablativesuggestiōnesuggestiōnibus
vocativesuggestiōsuggestiōnēs

suggestĭo (subg-), ōnis, f. suggero. *
I. Lit., an adding to, addition: potus suggestione auctus, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 13, 182.—
II. Trop. *
A. A rhet. fig., where the orator puts a question and answers it himself, a suggestion: quod schema quidam per suggestionem vocant, i. e. per subjectionem, Quint. 9, 2, 15.—
B. A hint, intimation, suggestion (late Lat.), Vop. Aur. 14; 19; Symm. Ep. 9, 20; Inscr. Orell. 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsuggestiō

Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Italic *gezō Latin gerō Latin suggerō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin suggestiō From suggerō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalansuggestió
  • Englishsuggestion
  • Frenchsuggestion
  • Italiansuggestione
  • Portuguesesugestão
  • Romaniansugestiune
  • Romaniansugestie
  • Spanishsugestión
  • Galiciansuxestión

Quick answers

What does suggestiō mean in Latin?
suggestiō, a noun, means “addition; suggestion, hint”.
What is the genitive of suggestiō?
The genitive singular is suggestiōnis. suggestiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce suggestiō?
In classical Latin, [sʊɡˈɡɛs.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sudˈd͡ʒɛs.ti.o].
Where does suggestiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin suggestiō.