LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

incīsiō

incīsiō f (genitive incīsiōnis)
Classical[ɪŋˈkiː.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[in̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.s̬i.o]

Meaning

  1. cutting into, incision.
  2. a pause in a verse, caesura

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeincīsiōincīsiōnēs
genitiveincīsiōnisincīsiōnum
dativeincīsiōnīincīsiōnibus
accusativeincīsiōnemincīsiōnēs
ablativeincīsiōneincīsiōnibus
vocativeincīsiōincīsiōnēs

incīsĭo, ōnis, f. 2. incīdo.
I. A cutting into, cut, incision: ne incisio vulnus exasperet, Ambros. in Psa. 37, § 42. —
II. Transf.
A. Rhet. t. t, an incision, i. e. a division, member, clause of a sentence, Gr. κόμμα: de eorum (circuituum) particulis et tamquam incisionibus disserendum est, Cic. Or. 61, 206: in incisionibus et in membris, id. ib. 64, 216; cf. incisum under 2. incido fin. C.—
B. Gramm. t. t., a cæsura, Diom. p. 496 P.—
C. A griping, colic: interiorum, Veg. Vet. 1, 39.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin incīsiō From incīdō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanincisió
  • Frenchincision
  • Italianincisione
  • Occitanincision
  • Portugueseincisão
  • Spanishincisión
  • Galicianincisión

Quick answers

What does incīsiō mean in Latin?
incīsiō, a noun, means “cutting into, incision.; a pause in a verse, caesura”.
What is the genitive of incīsiō?
The genitive singular is incīsiōnis. incīsiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce incīsiō?
In classical Latin, [ɪŋˈkiː.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.s̬i.o].