LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dērīsiō

dērīsiō f (genitive dērīsiōnis)
Classical[deːˈriː.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈriː.s̬i.o]

Meaning

  1. a laughing to scorn, mockery, derision

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedērīsiōdērīsiōnēs
genitivedērīsiōnisdērīsiōnum
dativedērīsiōnīdērīsiōnibus
accusativedērīsiōnemdērīsiōnēs
ablativedērīsiōnedērīsiōnibus
vocativedērīsiōdērīsiōnēs

dērīsĭo, ōnis, f. derideo,
I. a laughing to scorn, mockery, derision (late Lat. for irrisio, illusio), Arn. 7, p. 239; Lact. 4, 18.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dērīsiō From dērīdeō + -tiō.

Borrowings
  • Englishderision
  • Frenchdérision
  • Italianderisione
Italo-Romance
  • Italiandilegione
  • Italiandileggiare

Quick answers

What does dērīsiō mean in Latin?
dērīsiō, a noun, means “a laughing to scorn, mockery, derision”.
What is the genitive of dērīsiō?
The genitive singular is dērīsiōnis. dērīsiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dērīsiō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈriː.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈriː.s̬i.o].