LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

suspēnsiō

suspēnsiō f (genitive suspēnsiōnis)
Classical[sʊsˈpẽː.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[susˈpɛn.si.o]

Meaning

  1. arching, vaulting
  2. suspension

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuspēnsiōsuspēnsiōnēs
genitivesuspēnsiōnissuspēnsiōnum
dativesuspēnsiōnīsuspēnsiōnibus
accusativesuspēnsiōnemsuspēnsiōnēs
ablativesuspēnsiōnesuspēnsiōnibus
vocativesuspēnsiōsuspēnsiōnēs

suspensĭo, ōnis, f. suspendo, I. B. 3.,
I. an arching or vaulting, arched work, Vitr. 5, 10; cf. the foll. art.—
II. The imperfect pronunciation of a letter: litterae m, Isid. 1, 31, 6.

Origins

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

Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendo Latin suspendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin suspēnsiō From suspendō + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does suspēnsiō mean in Latin?
suspēnsiō, a noun, means “arching, vaulting; suspension”.
What is the genitive of suspēnsiō?
The genitive singular is suspēnsiōnis. suspēnsiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce suspēnsiō?
In classical Latin, [sʊsˈpẽː.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [susˈpɛn.si.o].
Where does suspēnsiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin suspēnsiō.