LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ūsūrpātiō

ūsūrpātiō f (genitive ūsūrpātiōnis)
Classical[uː.suːrˈpaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[u.s̬urˈpat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. usage
  2. usurpation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeūsūrpātiōūsūrpātiōnēs
genitiveūsūrpātiōnisūsūrpātiōnum
dativeūsūrpātiōnīūsūrpātiōnibus
accusativeūsūrpātiōnemūsūrpātiōnēs
ablativeūsūrpātiōneūsūrpātiōnibus
vocativeūsūrpātiōūsūrpātiōnēs

ūsurpātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a taking into use, a making use, using, use of a thing (cf. usus).
I. In gen.: usurpatio et renovatio doctrinae, Cic. Brut. 71, 250: civitatis, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 64, § 166: vocis, Liv. 27, 19, 5: superba nominis, Plin. 33, 2, 7, § 31: vetustatis, Cic. Agr. 2, 12, 31: itineris insoliti, the undertaking of a journey so uncommon, Liv. 41, 23, 14: bonae mentis, enjoyment, possession, Val. Max. 4, 4, 1.—
II. In partic., in jurid. lang.,
A. A seizing or using unlawfully, usurpation: qui sanctitatem baptismatis illicitā usurpatione geminaverit, Cod. Just. 1, 6, 1: per vim et usurpationem vindicare ac tenere aliquid, ib. 1, 4, 6.—
B. A using by another party, whereby a prescription or usucaption is interrupted: usurpatio est usucapionis interruptio, Dig. 41, 3, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ūsūrpātiō From ūsurpō (“use; usurp”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanusurpació
  • Englishusurpation
  • Frenchusurpation
  • Italianusurpazione
  • Occitanusurpacion
  • Portugueseusurpação
  • Romanianuzurpație
  • Spanishusurpación
  • Galicianusurpación
  • Piedmonteseusurpassion

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesUsurpatioUsurpatio and the verb from which it is formed have a variety of meanings in the Roman legal writings. The verb denotes: (1) Simply to make use of: e.…

Quick answers

What does ūsūrpātiō mean in Latin?
ūsūrpātiō, a noun, means “usage; usurpation”.
What is the genitive of ūsūrpātiō?
The genitive singular is ūsūrpātiōnis. ūsūrpātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ūsūrpātiō?
In classical Latin, [uː.suːrˈpaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [u.s̬urˈpat.t͡si.o].