LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

effūsiō

effūsiō f (genitive effūsiōnis)
Classical[ɛfˈfuː.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[efˈfuː.s̬i.o]

Meaning

  1. outpouring
  2. shedding
  3. profusion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeeffūsiōeffūsiōnēs
genitiveeffūsiōniseffūsiōnum
dativeeffūsiōnīeffūsiōnibus
accusativeeffūsiōnemeffūsiōnēs
ablativeeffūsiōneeffūsiōnibus
vocativeeffūsiōeffūsiōnēs

effūsĭo, ōnis, f. effundo,
I. a pouring out, pouring forth, shedding (a Ciceron. word).
I. Lit.: atramenti, Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 127: aquae liquor et effusio, i. e. its property of pouring forth, fluidity, id. ib. 2, 10, 26: sanguinis, Vulg. Judic. 9, 24; cf. alvi, Capitol. Gord. Tert. 28, 6.—
B. Transf.
1. A pouring or rushing out of people: effusiones hominum ex oppidis, Cic. Pis. 22, 51.—
2. Profusion, prodigality, Cic. Part. 23, 81; id. Att. 7, 3, 3; Liv. 44, 9; Vop. Flor. 1.—In the plur.: pecuniarum effusiones, Cic. Off. 2, 16, 56; id. Rosc. Am. 46, 134.—
II. Trop., extravagance, excess: animi in laetitia, Cic. Tusc. 4, 31, 66.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin effūsiō From effundō (“to pour out”, “to pour forth”, “to shed”, “to spread abroad”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanefusió
  • Englisheffusion
  • Frencheffusion
  • Italianeffusione
  • Portugueseefusão
  • Romanianefuziune
  • Spanishefusión
  • Russianэффузия

Quick answers

What does effūsiō mean in Latin?
effūsiō, a noun, means “outpouring; shedding; profusion”.
What is the genitive of effūsiō?
The genitive singular is effūsiōnis. effūsiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce effūsiō?
In classical Latin, [ɛfˈfuː.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [efˈfuː.s̬i.o].