LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

sustentātiō

sustentātiō f (genitive sustentātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. delay; forbearance
  2. sustenance, maintenance

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesustentātiōsustentātiōnēs
genitivesustentātiōnissustentātiōnum
dativesustentātiōnīsustentātiōnibus
accusativesustentātiōnemsustentātiōnēs
ablativesustentātiōnesustentātiōnibus
vocativesustentātiōsustentātiōnēs

sustentātĭo, ōnis, f. id..
I. A deferring, delay; forbearance (very rare).
A. In gen.: habere aliquam moram et sustentationem, Cic. Inv. 2, 49, 146: quae sustentatio sui recte patientia nominatur, Lact. 6, 18, 32.—
B. In partic., in rhetoric, a figure of speech where the orator defers the mention of something, keeping the hearer in doubt, a suspension, Cels. ap. Quint. 9, 2, 22.—
II. Sustenance, maintenance: mulieris, Dig. 2, 3, 22 med.

Origins

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

Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin sustineō Latin sustentō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin sustentātiō From sustentō + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from sustentātiō

  • sustentatiosustentātiō

Quick answers

What does sustentātiō mean in Latin?
sustentātiō, a noun, means “delay; forbearance; sustenance, maintenance”.
What is the genitive of sustentātiō?
The genitive singular is sustentātiōnis. sustentātiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does sustentātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin sustentātiō.