LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

exsecūtiō

exsecūtiō f (genitive exsecūtiōnis)
Classical[ɛks.sɛˈkuː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[eks.seˈkut.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. performance, execution
    Exsecūtiō officiī plērumque certum suae ūtilitātis proximae sacrificium implicat.The performance of a duty usually involves a certain sacrifice of one's own immediate benefit.
  2. indictment

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexsecūtiōexsecūtiōnēs
genitiveexsecūtiōnisexsecūtiōnum
dativeexsecūtiōnīexsecūtiōnibus
accusativeexsecūtiōnemexsecūtiōnēs
ablativeexsecūtiōneexsecūtiōnibus
vocativeexsecūtiōexsecūtiōnēs

exsĕcūtĭo (exec-), ōnis, f. exsequor,
I. an accomplishing, performance, execution (post-Aug.).
I. In gen.: instituti operis, Plin. 35, 8, 34, § 53: legis, Front. Aquaed. fin.—
II. Esp.
A. In jurid. lang., a judicial prosecution, indictment: delictorum quorundam, Dig. 47, 1, 1: criminis, delicti, ib. 50, 16, 131 fin.; cf. ib. 178, § 2.—
B. Jurisdiction, official authority: exsecutionem ejus negotii libens suscepit (Corbulo), Tac. A. 3, 31: Syriae, i. e. administration, government, id. ib. 15, 25.—
C. Of speech, a discussion, complete treatment: differam hoc in praesenti: desiderat enim propriam et longam exsecutionem, etc., Sen. Ep. 52 fin.; id. Contr. 3 praef.; Quint. 5, 13, 27; Plin. Ep. 8, 14, 6.—Plur.: exsecutiones rerum vitare, Vulg. 2 Macc. 2, 32.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinexsecūtiō

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor Proto-Italic *sekʷōr Latin sequor Latin exsequor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin exsecūtiō From exsequor + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanexecució
  • Englishexecution
  • Frenchexécution
  • Italianeseguizione
  • Italianesecuzione
  • Portugueseexecução
  • Romanianexecuție
  • Spanishejecución
  • Dutchexecutie
  • Galicianexecución

Quick answers

What does exsecūtiō mean in Latin?
exsecūtiō, a noun, means “performance, execution; indictment”.
What is the genitive of exsecūtiō?
The genitive singular is exsecūtiōnis. exsecūtiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce exsecūtiō?
In classical Latin, [ɛks.sɛˈkuː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eks.seˈkut.t͡si.o].
Where does exsecūtiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin exsecūtiō.