prehensio

Latin

Etymology

From prehendō (“to seize”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /preˈhen.si.oː/, [prɛˈhẽː.si.oː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈen.si.o/

Noun

prehensiō f (genitive prehensiōnis); third declension

seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	prehensiō	prehensiōnēs
genitive	prehensiōnis	prehensiōnum
dative	prehensiōnī	prehensiōnibus
accusative	prehensiōnem	prehensiōnēs
ablative	prehensiōne	prehensiōnibus
vocative	prehensiō	prehensiōnēs

Related terms

prehendō

Descendants

English: prehension, prison
French: préhension, prison
Italian: prensione, prigione
Portuguese: preensão, prisão
Spanish: prensión, prisión

References

prehensio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
prehensio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
prehensio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.