LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dēlūsiō

dēlūsiō f (genitive dēlūsiōnis)
Classical[deːˈɫuː.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈluː.s̬i.o]

Meaning

  1. a deceiving, deluding, a delusion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēlūsiōdēlūsiōnēs
genitivedēlūsiōnisdēlūsiōnum
dativedēlūsiōnīdēlūsiōnibus
accusativedēlūsiōnemdēlūsiōnēs
ablativedēlūsiōnedēlūsiōnibus
vocativedēlūsiōdēlūsiōnēs

dēlūsĭo, ōnis, f. deludo,
I. a deceiving, deluding: numinum, Arn. 4, p. 127.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēlūsiō

Latin dē- Latin lūdō Latin dēlūdō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēlūsiō From dēlūdō (“to deceive or dupe”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandelusió
  • Frenchdélusion
  • Italiandelusione
  • Portuguesedelusão
  • Spanishdelusión
  • Friuliandelusion
  • Piedmontesedelusion

In English words that came into English from dēlūsiō

  • delusiondēlūsiō

Quick answers

What does dēlūsiō mean in Latin?
dēlūsiō, a noun, means “a deceiving, deluding, a delusion”.
What is the genitive of dēlūsiō?
The genitive singular is dēlūsiōnis. dēlūsiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dēlūsiō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈɫuː.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈluː.s̬i.o].
Where does dēlūsiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēlūsiō.