LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

ēmissiō

ēmissiō f (genitive ēmissiōnis)
Classical[eːˈmɪs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[eˈmis.si.o]

Meaning

  1. a sending out
  2. an emission, discharge
  3. a letting go
  4. a hurling

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēmissiōēmissiōnēs
genitiveēmissiōnisēmissiōnum
dativeēmissiōnīēmissiōnibus
accusativeēmissiōnemēmissiōnēs
ablativeēmissiōneēmissiōnibus
vocativeēmissiōēmissiōnēs

ēmissĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a sending out, darting forth (rare).
I. Prop., a letting go: radiorum ex oculis, a darting forth, Gell. 5, 16, 2: mortui sunt in emissione, in exile, Vulg. Baruch. 2, 25.—*
II. Meton., power of projecting or hurling; in plur.: graviores telorum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57; a letting go, releasing: anguis, id. Div. 2, 29, 62 (thrice).

Origins

From ēmittō (“send out”) + -tiō, from ex (“from, out of”) + mittō (“send”).

Descendants
  • Catalanemissió
  • Englishemission
  • Frenchémission
  • Italianemissione
  • Occitanemission
  • Portugueseemissão
  • Romanianemisiune
  • Romanianemisie
  • Spanishemisión
  • Friulianemission

In English words that came into English from ēmissiō

  • emissionēmissiō

Quick answers

What does ēmissiō mean in Latin?
ēmissiō, a noun, means “a sending out; an emission, discharge; a letting go”.
What is the genitive of ēmissiō?
The genitive singular is ēmissiōnis. ēmissiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ēmissiō?
In classical Latin, [eːˈmɪs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈmis.si.o].