discussio

See also: discussió

Latin

Etymology

From discutiō (I shatter, strike down).

Pronunciation

Noun

discussiō f (genitive discussiōnis); third declension

  1. shaking
    • (Can we date this quote?) Seneca (source?)
  2. (Later Latin) examination, discussion (especially a revision of the public accounts in the provinces)
  3. (Ecclesiastical Latin) judgement
    • (Can we date this quote?) "Libera Me", sung in the Office of the Dead:
      Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo, dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative discussiō discussiōnēs
Genitive discussiōnis discussiōnum
Dative discussiōnī discussiōnibus
Accusative discussiōnem discussiōnēs
Ablative discussiōne discussiōnibus
Vocative discussiō discussiōnēs

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Russian: дискуссия (diskussija)

References

  • discussio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • discussio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Further reading

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