LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dispersiō

dispersiō f (genitive dispersiōnis)
Classical[dɪsˈpɛr.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[disˈpɛr.si.o]

Meaning

  1. scattering, dispersion
  2. destruction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedispersiōdispersiōnēs
genitivedispersiōnisdispersiōnum
dativedispersiōnīdispersiōnibus
accusativedispersiōnemdispersiōnēs
ablativedispersiōnedispersiōnibus
vocativedispersiōdispersiōnēs

dispersĭo, ōnis, f. dispergo,
I. a scattering, dispersion.
I. In gen.
(a). Act.: exercitus, Isid. 18, 2, 7: populi, gentis, Tert. adv. Jud. 13: gentium, Vulg. Johan. 7, 35. —
(b). Pass.: pascentium equorum, Veg. Mil. 3, 8.—
II. Transf.
1. Destruction: urbis, Cic. Phil. 3, 12, 30 fin. Ed. Halm. (B. and K., dispertitio).—
2. They who are scattered: dispersiones Israëlis congregabit, Vulg. Psa. 146, 2; id. 2 Macc. 1, 27.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Latindispersiō

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin spargō Latin dispergō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dispersiō From dispergō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalandispersió
  • Englishdispersion
  • Frenchdispersion
  • Italiandispersione
  • Portuguesedispersão
  • Romaniandispersie
  • Romaniandispersiune
  • Spanishdispersión
  • Finnishdispersio
  • Galiciandispersión

In English words that came into English from dispersiō

  • dispersiondispersiō

Quick answers

What does dispersiō mean in Latin?
dispersiō, a noun, means “scattering, dispersion; destruction”.
What is the genitive of dispersiō?
The genitive singular is dispersiōnis. dispersiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dispersiō?
In classical Latin, [dɪsˈpɛr.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [disˈpɛr.si.o].
Where does dispersiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin dispersiō.