LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dīmissiō

dīmissiō f (genitive dīmissiōnis)
Classical[diːˈmɪs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[diˈmis.si.o]

Meaning

  1. sending (out, in different directions)
  2. dismissal
  3. remission (of pain)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedīmissiōdīmissiōnēs
genitivedīmissiōnisdīmissiōnum
dativedīmissiōnīdīmissiōnibus
accusativedīmissiōnemdīmissiōnēs
ablativedīmissiōnedīmissiōnibus
vocativedīmissiōdīmissiōnēs

dīmissĭo, ōnis, f. dimitto.
I. A sending in different directions, a sending out, sending forth (very rare): dimissiones libertorum ad faenerandas provincias, Cic. Par. 6, 2, 46: sanguinis, i. e. blood-letting, Gell. 10, 8 in lemm.—*
II. A dismissing, discharging: propugnatorum atque remigum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86.—
III. The remission (of pain, fever, etc.; opp. accessio), Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 3, 13; 2, 18, 108 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīmissiō From dīmittō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandimissió
  • Italiandimissione
  • Spanishdimisión

Quick answers

What does dīmissiō mean in Latin?
dīmissiō, a noun, means “sending (out, in different directions); dismissal; remission (of pain)”.
What is the genitive of dīmissiō?
The genitive singular is dīmissiōnis. dīmissiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dīmissiō?
In classical Latin, [diːˈmɪs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [diˈmis.si.o].