LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

abscessiō

abscessiō f (genitive abscessiōnis)
Classical[apˈskɛs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[abˈʃɛs.si.o]

Meaning

  1. a going away, a separating
  2. diminution
  3. EcclesiasticalLatinapostasy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabscessiōabscessiōnēs
genitiveabscessiōnisabscessiōnum
dativeabscessiōnīabscessiōnibus
accusativeabscessiōnemabscessiōnēs
ablativeabscessiōneabscessiōnibus
vocativeabscessiōabscessiōnēs

abscessĭo, ōnis, f. abscedo,
I. a going away, a separating: cum ad corpora tum accessio fieret, tum abscessio, i.e. diminution, * Cic. Univ. 12; Dict. Cret. B. Tr. 1, 5.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin abscessiō From abscēdō (“go away, recede”) + -tiō.

In English words that came into English from abscessiō

  • abscessionabscessiō

Quick answers

What does abscessiō mean in Latin?
abscessiō, a noun, means “a going away, a separating; diminution; apostasy”.
What is the genitive of abscessiō?
The genitive singular is abscessiōnis. abscessiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce abscessiō?
In classical Latin, [apˈskɛs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [abˈʃɛs.si.o].