perceptio

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /perˈkep.ti.oː/, [pɛrˈkɛpt̪ioː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /perˈt͡ʃep.t͡si.o/, [perˈt͡ʃɛpt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

perceptiō f (genitive perceptiōnis); third declension

a taking, receiving, collecting, gathering
(figuratively) perception, comprehension

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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

Synonyms

(perception): comprehensiō

Related terms

Descendants

→ Catalan: percepció
→ English: perception
→ French: perception
→ Galician: percepción
→ Italian: percezione
→ Polish: percepcja
→ Portuguese: percepção (Brazil), perceção (Portugal)
→ Romanian: percepție
Sicilian: pircizziuni
→ Spanish: percepción

References

“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.

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