LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

escēnsiō

escēnsiō f (genitive escēnsiōnis)
Classical[ɛsˈkẽː.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[eʃˈʃɛn.si.o]

Meaning

  1. an ascension, mounting, climbing, going up
  2. a landing, disembarkation, incursion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeescēnsiōescēnsiōnēs
genitiveescēnsiōnisescēnsiōnum
dativeescēnsiōnīescēnsiōnibus
accusativeescēnsiōnemescēnsiōnēs
ablativeescēnsiōneescēnsiōnibus
vocativeescēnsiōescēnsiōnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

escensionem facere (of troops)
to land, disembark.

ēscensĭo, ōnis, f. escendo,
I. an ascension, a mounting, climbing, going up: adversus regem escensionem a Paesto facientem pugnare, Liv. 8, 17, 9: in agrum Uticensem, id. 27, 5, 8: ad urbem, id. 27, 29, 7; 28, 8, 8; 37, 17, 3.—Plur.: in agros, Liv. 29, 28, 5.—
II. Esp., a disembarkation, landing: ab navibus in terram, Liv. 22, 20, 4: classis escensionem ad populandum fecit, id. 44, 10, 11.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin escēnsiō From escendō (“to climb up”) + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does escēnsiō mean in Latin?
escēnsiō, a noun, means “an ascension, mounting, climbing, going up; a landing, disembarkation, incursion”.
What is the genitive of escēnsiō?
The genitive singular is escēnsiōnis. escēnsiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce escēnsiō?
In classical Latin, [ɛsˈkẽː.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eʃˈʃɛn.si.o].