LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

collīsiō

collīsiō f (genitive collīsiōnis)
Classical[kɔlˈliː.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[kolˈliː.s̬i.o]

Meaning

  1. clash, concussion, collision

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecollīsiōcollīsiōnēs
conlīsiōnēs
genitivecollīsiōnis
conlīsiōnis		collīsiōnum
conlīsiōnum
dativecollīsiōnī
conlīsiōnī		collīsiōnibus
conlīsiōnibus
accusativecollīsiōnem
conlīsiōnem		collīsiōnēs
conlīsiōnēs
ablativecollīsiōne
conlīsiōne		collīsiōnibus
conlīsiōnibus
vocativecollīsiōcollīsiōnēs
conlīsiōnēs

collīsĭo (conl-), ōnis, f. collido,
I. a dashing or striking together, a concussion, shock: partūs abjecti, Just. 11, 12, 6.—
II. Transf., of letters in a word: πνεῖν, χεἰν, ῥεῖν, non sunt integra, sed ex collisione contracta. Macr. Diff. 19, § 17.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincollīsiō

Proto-Indo-Europeander. Latin laedō Latin collīdō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin collīsiō From collīdō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancol·lisió
  • Frenchcollision
  • Italiancollisione
  • Portuguesecolisão
  • Spanishcolisión
  • Galiciancolisión
  • Polishkolizja
  • Russianколли́зия

Quick answers

What does collīsiō mean in Latin?
collīsiō, a noun, means “clash, concussion, collision”.
What is the genitive of collīsiō?
The genitive singular is collīsiōnis. collīsiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce collīsiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔlˈliː.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kolˈliː.s̬i.o].
Where does collīsiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin collīsiō.