LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

susceptiō

susceptiō f (genitive susceptiōnis)

Meaning

  1. undertaking
  2. acceptance

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesusceptiōsusceptiōnēs
genitivesusceptiōnissusceptiōnum
dativesusceptiōnīsusceptiōnibus
accusativesusceptiōnemsusceptiōnēs
ablativesusceptiōnesusceptiōnibus
vocativesusceptiōsusceptiōnēs

susceptĭo, ōnis, f. suscipio,
I. a taking in hand, undertaking (good prose): quae proficiscuntur a virtute, susceptione primā, non perfectione, recta sunt judicanda, Cic. Fin. 3, 9, 32: laborum dolorumque, id. Ac. 1, 6, 23: causae, id. Mur. 1, 2: rerum istarum, Gell. 9, 3, 5.—
II. An acceptance: fidelium, Ambros. in Luc. 6, 6.

Origins

From suscipiō (“undertake; receive; accept”) (perfect passive participle stem suscept-) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalansuscepció
  • Englishsusception
  • Frenchsusception

In English words that came into English from susceptiō

  • intussusceptionintussusceptiō
  • susceptionsusceptiō

Quick answers

What does susceptiō mean in Latin?
susceptiō, a noun, means “undertaking; acceptance”.
What is the genitive of susceptiō?
The genitive singular is susceptiōnis. susceptiō is feminine, third declension.