LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

discussiō

discussiō f (genitive discussiōnis)
Classical[dɪsˈkʊs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[disˈkus.si.o]

Meaning

  1. shaking
    Seneca (source?)
  2. examination, discussion (especially a revision of the public accounts in the provinces)
    Codex Justinianus
  3. EcclesiasticalLatinjudgement
    "Libera Me", sung in the Office of the Dead

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativediscussiōdiscussiōnēs
genitivediscussiōnisdiscussiōnum
dativediscussiōnīdiscussiōnibus
accusativediscussiōnemdiscussiōnēs
ablativediscussiōnediscussiōnibus
vocativediscussiōdiscussiōnēs

discussĭo, ōnis, f. discutio (very rare).
I. A shaking, Sen. Q. N. 6, 19, 2.—
II. An examination, discussion.
A. In gen. (late Lat. for disputatio, quaestio): sequitur illa discussio, quid sit, etc., Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 16, 8; Tert. Pudic. 11.—
B. In partic., in the later period of the empire, a revision of the public accounts in the provinces, Cod. Just. 10, 30, 1; Symm. Ep. 5, 74.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin discussiō From discutiō (“to shatter, strike down”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Italiandiscussione
  • Russianдискуссия

In English words that came into English from discussiō

  • discussiondiscussiō

Quick answers

What does discussiō mean in Latin?
discussiō, a noun, means “shaking; examination, discussion (especially a revision of the public accounts in the provinces); judgement”.
What is the genitive of discussiō?
The genitive singular is discussiōnis. discussiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce discussiō?
In classical Latin, [dɪsˈkʊs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [disˈkus.si.o].