perceptio

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Etymology[edit]

Coined by Cicero, from percipiō (to seize; conceive; perceive) +‎ -tiō.

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Noun[edit]

perceptiō f (genitive perceptiōnis); third declension

  1. a taking, receiving, collecting, gathering
  2. (figuratively) perception, comprehension

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative perceptiō perceptiōnēs
Genitive perceptiōnis perceptiōnum
Dative perceptiōnī perceptiōnibus
Accusative perceptiōnem perceptiōnēs
Ablative perceptiōne perceptiōnibus
Vocative perceptiō perceptiōnēs

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References[edit]

  • perceptio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perceptio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perceptio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.