appetitio

== Latin == === Alternative forms === adpetītiō === Etymology === From appetō (“grasp after something; desire eagerly, long for”) +‎ -tiō, from ad + petō (“seek”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ap.pɛˈtiː.ti.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ap.peˈtit.t͡si.o] === 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. Synonyms: cupīdō, libīdō, dēsīderium, studium, appetītus, amor, impetus, ardor, inclīnātiō, prōpēnsiō, avāritia (figuratively) A desire for food, appetite. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== ==== 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.