LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

excīsiō

excīsiō f (genitive excīsiōnis)

Meaning

  1. cutting off, out or down
  2. excision
  3. destroying

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexcīsiōexcīsiōnēs
genitiveexcīsiōnisexcīsiōnum
dativeexcīsiōnīexcīsiōnibus
accusativeexcīsiōnemexcīsiōnēs
ablativeexcīsiōneexcīsiōnibus
vocativeexcīsiōexcīsiōnēs

excīsĭo, ōnis, f. excido,
I. a cutting out, excision.
I. Prop.: plagae, Pall. 3, 30.— Plur. concr., the parts cut out, Vitr. 10, 12, 1.—
II. A destroying, Cic. Dom. 58; id. Harusp. Resp. 2, 3.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin excīsiō From excīdō (“to cut or hew out, off, or down”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanexcisió
  • Englishexcision
  • Spanishexcisión

In English words that came into English from excīsiō

  • excisionexcīsiō

Quick answers

What does excīsiō mean in Latin?
excīsiō, a noun, means “cutting off, out or down; excision; destroying”.
What is the genitive of excīsiō?
The genitive singular is excīsiōnis. excīsiō is feminine, third declension.