noun · femininethird declension
dēcursiō
dēcursiō f (genitive dēcursiōnis)
Classical[deːˈkʊr.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈkur.si.o]
Meaning
- running or flowing down
- raid, inroad, manœuvre, military exercise, evolution, a descent, hostile attack
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēcursiō | dēcursiōnēs |
| genitive | dēcursiōnis | dēcursiōnum |
| dative | dēcursiōnī | dēcursiōnibus |
| accusative | dēcursiōnem | dēcursiōnēs |
| ablative | dēcursiōne | dēcursiōnibus |
| vocative | dēcursiō | dēcursiōnēs |
dēcursĭo, ōnis, f. decurro,
I. a running or flowing down (less freq. than decursus; not in Cic.).
I. In gen.:
aquae, Arn. 2, p. 84.—II. In partic., milit. t. t., a manœuvre, military exercise, evolution, a descent, hostile attack, Brutus ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 10, 4; Hirt. B. G. 8, 24, 3; Auct. B. Alex. 42.—Hence,
B. Transf., a walking or running in complete armor at a solemnity or for exercise, Suet. Calig. 18; id. Galb. 6.
Origins
From dēcurrō (“to run downward, to rush”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming abstract nouns”), from de- (“down, downward”) + curro (“to run”), from Proto-Italic *korzō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”). Equivalent to de- + cursio.