appetitio
Latin
Alternative forms
- adpetītiō
Etymology
From appetō (“grasp after something; desire eagerly, long for”), from ad + petō (“seek”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ap.peˈtiː.ti.oː/, [ap.pɛˈtiː.ti.oː]
Noun
appetītiō f (genitive appetītiōnis); third declension
- The act of grasping at or reaching after something.
- (figuratively) A passionate longing or striving for something, strong desire, impulse or inclination.
- (figuratively) A desire for food, appetite.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | appetītiō | appetītiōnēs |
| Genitive | appetītiōnis | appetītiōnum |
| Dative | appetītiōnī | appetītiōnibus |
| Accusative | appetītiōnem | appetītiōnēs |
| Ablative | appetītiōne | appetītiōnibus |
| Vocative | appetītiō | appetītiōnēs |
Synonyms
- (strong desire): appetītus
Related terms
- appetēns
- appetenter
- appetentia
- appetībilis
- appetissō
- appetītor
- appetītus
- appetō
Descendants
- English: appetition
- Portuguese: apetição
References
- appetitio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- appetitio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- appetitio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette