prehensio

Latin

Etymology

From prehensus, from prehendō.

Noun

prehensiō (genitive prehensiōnis); f, third declension

1. seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing

Inflection

Number	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: prison
• French: préhension, prison
• Italian: prigione
• Portuguese: preensão
• Spanish: prensión, prisión