LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

abūsiō

abūsiō f (genitive abūsiōnis)

Meaning

  1. rhetoricthe loose or improper use of a word, catachresis
  2. usuallyabuse, misuse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabūsiōabūsiōnēs
genitiveabūsiōnisabūsiōnum
dativeabūsiōnīabūsiōnibus
accusativeabūsiōnemabūsiōnēs
ablativeabūsiōneabūsiōnibus
vocativeabūsiōabūsiōnēs

ăbūsĭo, ōnis, f. abutor.
I. In rhet. lang., a harsh use of tropes, Gr. κατάχρησις, Auct. Her. 4, 33, 45; Cic. Or. 27, 94; Quint. 8, 2, 5: per abusionem, id. 3, 3, 9 al.—
II. In gen., abuse, misuse (eccl. Lat.).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinabūsiō

Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-der.? Proto-Italic *oitōr Latin ūtor Latin abūtor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin abūsiō From abūtor + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishabusio
  • Englishabusion
  • Portugueseavejão
  • Portugueseabusão

Quick answers

What does abūsiō mean in Latin?
abūsiō, a noun, means “the loose or improper use of a word, catachresis; abuse, misuse”.
What is the genitive of abūsiō?
The genitive singular is abūsiōnis. abūsiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does abūsiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin abūsiō.