LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

immersiō

immersiō f (genitive immersiōnis)
Classical[ɪmˈmɛr.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[imˈmɛr.si.o]

Meaning

  1. immersion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeimmersiōimmersiōnēs
genitiveimmersiōnisimmersiōnum
dativeimmersiōnīimmersiōnibus
accusativeimmersiōnemimmersiōnēs
ablativeimmersiōneimmersiōnibus
vocativeimmersiōimmersiōnēs

immersĭo (inm-), ōnis, f. immergo,
I. a plunging into, immersion (post-class.), Arn. 2, 47.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinimmersiō

Proto-Indo-European *mesg- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti Proto-Italic *mezgō Latin mergō Latin immergō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin immersiō From immergō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanimmersió
  • Englishimmersion
  • Frenchimmersion
  • GermanImmersion
  • Italianimmersione
  • Portugueseimersão
  • Romanianimersiune
  • Romanianimersie
  • Spanishinmersión

Quick answers

What does immersiō mean in Latin?
immersiō, a noun, means “immersion”.
What is the genitive of immersiō?
The genitive singular is immersiōnis. immersiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce immersiō?
In classical Latin, [ɪmˈmɛr.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [imˈmɛr.si.o].
Where does immersiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin immersiō.