LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

suppressiō

suppressiō f (genitive suppressiōnis)

Meaning

  1. pressing down
  2. suppression
  3. nightmare

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuppressiōsuppressiōnēs
genitivesuppressiōnissuppressiōnum
dativesuppressiōnīsuppressiōnibus
accusativesuppressiōnemsuppressiōnēs
ablativesuppressiōnesuppressiōnibus
vocativesuppressiōsuppressiōnēs

suppressĭo (subp-), ōnis, f. supprimo,
I. a pressing down or under, suppression, i. e., *
I. A keeping back, retaining of money, embezzlement: praedae ac suppressiones judiciales, Cic. Clu. 25, 68.—*
II. In medic. lang., a sense of oppression: nocturnae, i. e. the nightmare, Plin. 27, 10, 60, § 87.

Origins

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

Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin supprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin suppressiō From supprimō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalansupressió
  • Frenchsuppression
  • Italiansoppressione
  • Portuguesesupressão
  • Spanishsupresión
  • Galiciansupresión

In English words that came into English from suppressiō

  • suppressionsuppressiō

Quick answers

What does suppressiō mean in Latin?
suppressiō, a noun, means “pressing down; suppression; nightmare”.
What is the genitive of suppressiō?
The genitive singular is suppressiōnis. suppressiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does suppressiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin suppressiō.