LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

explōsiō

explōsiō f (genitive explōsiōnis)
Classical[ɛkˈspɫoː.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[ekˈsplɔː.s̬i.o]

Meaning

  1. Classical Latina driving off by clapping
  2. New Latinexplosion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexplōsiōexplōsiōnēs
genitiveexplōsiōnisexplōsiōnum
dativeexplōsiōnīexplōsiōnibus
accusativeexplōsiōnemexplōsiōnēs
ablativeexplōsiōneexplōsiōnibus
vocativeexplōsiōexplōsiōnēs

explōsĭo, ōnis, f. explodo,
I. a driving off by clapping, an exploding: ludorum explosiones et funerum, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tio Latin explōsiō From explōdō + -tio.

Descendants
  • Catalanexplosió
  • Frenchexplosion
  • GermanExplosion
  • Italianesplosione
  • Romanianexploziune
  • Romanianexplozie
  • Spanishexplosión
  • Friulianesplosion
  • Galicianexplosión
  • Piedmonteseesplosion

Quick answers

What does explōsiō mean in Latin?
explōsiō, a noun, means “a driving off by clapping; explosion”.
What is the genitive of explōsiō?
The genitive singular is explōsiōnis. explōsiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce explōsiō?
In classical Latin, [ɛkˈspɫoː.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ekˈsplɔː.s̬i.o].