LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ūniō1

ūniō f or m (genitive ūniōnis)
Classical[ˈuː.ni.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈuː.ni.o]

Meaning

  1. Late Latina unity, union
    Virga mater est Domini, simplex, pura, sincera, nullo extrinsecus germine cohaerente, et ad similitudinem Dei unione fecunda. Virgae flos Christus est, dicens: "Ego flos campi, et lilium convallium".The stalk is the mother of God, simple, pure, sincere, adjoined by no other sprout from outside, in a manner similar to the fertile unity of God. The flower of the stalk is Christ, saying, "I am the flower of the field, and the lily of the valleys."Eusebius Hyeronymus, Epistolae
  2. EcclesiasticalLatinthe number one, oneness, unity
    Decas decima unione completur.A decade is complete with the tenth unit.Eusebius Hyeronymus, In Amos
  3. masculinea single large pearl
    namque et Juba trādit Arabicīs concham esse similem pectinī īnsectō, hirsūtam echīnorum modō, ipsum ūniōnem in carne grandinī similem.For Juba also reports that among the Arabians, the [pearl] shell is similar to a notched scallop, bristly in the manner of sea-urchins, and the pearl itself within the flesh is like a hailstone.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 9.115

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeūniōūniōnēs
genitiveūniōnisūniōnum
dativeūniōnīūniōnibus
accusativeūniōnemūniōnēs
ablativeūniōneūniōnibus
vocativeūniōūniōnēs

ūnĭo, ōnis, f. and m. id..
I. Fem
A. The number one, oneness, unity (eccl Lat.): decas decimā unione completur, Hier. in Amos, 2, 5, 5; Tert. Monog. 4; id Res. Carn. 2 fin.—
B. A unity, union (late Lat.): Maria Dei unione fecunda, Hier. Ep 22, 19; 18, 14.—
II. Transf., concr.
A. Masc., a single large pearl (cf. margarita), Plin. 9, 35, 56, § 112; 9, 35, 59, § 122; Sen. Ben. 7, 9, 4; Mart. 8, 81, 4; 12, 49, 13.— Fem.: Cleopatranae, Treb. XXX. Tyrann. 32 fin.—
B. Fem., a kind of single onion caepam, quam vocant unionem rustici. Col. 12, 10, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūniō

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō Latin ūniō From ūnus (“one”) + -iō.

Descendants
  • Catalanunió
  • Englishunionfrom Old French union
  • Frenchunionfrom Old French union
  • GermanUnionfrom Old French union
  • Italianunione
  • Occitanunion
  • Portugueseunião
  • Romanianuniune
  • Spanishunión
  • Asturianxunión

In English words that came into English from ūniō

  • onionūniōnem
  • unionūniō
  • uniteūnītus
  • unioūniō
  • unioniformūniō
  • unionoidūniō
verbfourth conjugation
ūniō2
ūniō (present infinitive ūnīre, perfect active ūniī, supine ūnītum)
Classical[ˈuː.ni.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈuː.ni.o]

Meaning

  1. to unite, to combine into one

Conjugation conjugation 4

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.ūniōūniēbamūniamūniīūnieramūnierō
2nd sg.ūnīsūniēbāsūniēsūniistīūnierāsūnieris
3rd sg.ūnitūniēbatūnietūniitūnieratūnierit
1st pl.ūnīmusūniēbāmusūniēmusūniimusūnierāmusūnierimus
2nd pl.ūnītisūniēbātisūniētisūniistisūnierātisūnieritis
3rd pl.ūniuntūniēbantūnientūniērunt
ūniēre		ūnierantūnierint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.ūniamūnīremūnierimūniissem
2nd sg.ūniāsūnīrēsūnierīsūniissēs
3rd sg.ūniatūnīretūnieritūniisset
1st pl.ūniāmusūnīrēmusūnierīmusūniissēmus
2nd pl.ūniātisūnīrētisūnierītisūniissētis
3rd pl.ūniantūnīrentūnierintūniissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.ūniorūniēbarūniar
2nd sg.ūnīris
ūnīre		ūniēbāris
ūniēbāre		ūniēris
ūniēre
3rd sg.ūnīturūniēbāturūniētur
1st pl.ūnīmurūniēbāmurūniēmur
2nd pl.ūnīminīūniēbāminīūniēminī
3rd pl.ūniunturūniēbanturūnientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.ūniarūnīrer
2nd sg.ūniāris
ūniāre		ūnīrēris
ūnīrēre
3rd sg.ūniāturūnīrētur
1st pl.ūniāmurūnīrēmur
2nd pl.ūniāminīūnīrēminī
3rd pl.ūnianturūnīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.ūnīūnīre
pres. 2nd pl.ūnīteūnīminī
fut. 2nd sg.ūnītōūnītor
fut. 3rd sg.ūnītōūnītor
fut. 2nd pl.ūnītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.ūniuntōūniuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveūnīreūnīrī
perfect infinitiveūniisseūnītum esse
future infinitiveūnītūrum esseūnītum īrī
present participleūniēns—
perfect participle—ūnītus
ūnīta, ūnītā, ūnītae, ūnītam, ūnītārum, ūnītās, ūnītī, ūnītōrum, ūnītōs
future participleūnītūrus
ūnītūra, ūnītūrā, ūnītūrae, ūnītūram, ūnītūrārum, ūnītūrās, ūnītūre, ūnītūrī, ūnītūrīs, ūnītūrō, ūnītūrōrum, ūnītūrōs, ūnītūrum		ūniendus
ūniundus, ūnienda, ūniendā, ūniendae, ūniendam, ūniendārum, ūniendās, ūniende, ūniendīs, ūniendōrum, ūniendōs
gerundūniendī, ūniendō, ūniendumsupineūnītum, ūnītū

ūnĭo, ĭi, ītum, 4, v. a. unus,
I. to join together, unite (post-Aug. and very rare; cf. conjungo): caelum mari, Tert. Anim. 17, Sulp. Sev. Chron. 2, 43, 1: corpora, Sen. Q. N. 2, 2, 4; Dig. 39, 2, 15, § 13; App. Mag. p. 283, 30.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūniō

Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin ūniō From ūnus (“one”) + -iō.

Eastern Romance
  • Romanianuni
  • Aromanianunescu
  • Aromanianuniri
Italo-Romance
  • Italianunire
  • Sicilianuniri
North Italian
  • Friulianunî
  • Ladinunir
  • Piedmonteseunì
  • Venetanunir
Gallo-Romance
  • Old Frenchonir
West Iberian
  • Asturianaunir
  • Asturianxunir

In English words that came into English from ūniō

  • uniteūnītus
  • unitionunitio
noun · masculinethird declension
ūniō3
ūniō m (genitive ūniōnis)
Classical[ˈuː.ni.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈuː.ni.o]

Meaning

  1. a kind of onion
    pompeianam vel ascaloniam cepam vel etiam marsicam simplicem quam vocant unionem rustici eligito: ea est autem quae non fruticavit nec habuit suboles adhaerentis Pick out a Pompeian or Ascalonian onion, or a plain Marsian onion, which rural folk call unio – the kind that has not sprouted or developed shoots.ca. AD 60–65, Columella, De re rustica 12.10.1

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeūniōūniōnēs
genitiveūniōnisūniōnum
dativeūniōnīūniōnibus
accusativeūniōnemūniōnēs
ablativeūniōneūniōnibus
vocativeūniōūniōnēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *wósh₂r̥der. Proto-Italic *uznjō Latin unio From a Proto-Italic *uznjō, continuing a Proto-Indo-European *wósh₂r̥ (“garlic, onion”) seen also in Hittite 𒉿𒀸𒄯 (wašḫar, “garlic”), Sanskrit उष्ण (uṣṇa, “onion”), Pashto اوږه (uǵa, “garlic”), Khowar وریݱنو (wreẓnú, “garlic”).

Descendants
  • Franco-Provençalegnon
  • Old Frenchoignon
  • Auvergnatunhonfrom Old Occitan onhon
  • Gascononhonfrom Old Occitan onhon
  • Limousininhonfrom Old Occitan onhon
  • Limousinonhonfrom Old Occitan onhon
  • Proto-West Germanic*unnjā

Quick answers

What does ūniō mean in Latin?
ūniō, a noun, means “a unity, union; the number one, oneness, unity; a single large pearl”.
What is the genitive of ūniō?
The genitive singular is ūniōnis. ūniō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ūniō?
In classical Latin, [ˈuː.ni.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈuː.ni.o].
Where does ūniō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ís? → Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos → Proto-Italic *oinos → Old Latin oinos → Latin ūniō.
Which English words come from ūniō?
English words that go back to Latin ūniō include onion, union, unio, unioniform, unionoid and unite.