LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

incursiō

incursiō f (genitive incursiōnis)
Classical[ɪŋˈkʊr.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[iŋˈkur.si.o]

Meaning

  1. an onrush, an attack.
  2. an invasion, incursion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeincursiōincursiōnēs
genitiveincursiōnisincursiōnum
dativeincursiōnīincursiōnibus
accusativeincursiōnemincursiōnēs
ablativeincursiōneincursiōnibus
vocativeincursiōincursiōnēs

incursĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a running against, onset, assault, attack (class.).
I. In gen.: atomorum, Cic. N. D. 1, 41, 114: atque impetus armatorum, id. Caecin. 15, 44; Quint. 6, 4, 14 Spald. N. cr.—
II. In partic., a hostile inroad, incursion: hostiliter in fines Romanos incursionem facit, Liv. 1, 11, 1: prohibere hostem ab incursionibus, Caes. B. G. 6, 10 fin.: subitas hostium incursiones sustinere, Hirt. B. G. 8, 11 fin.: moliri incursionem, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 146.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -siō Latin incursiō From incurrō + -siō. Compare typologically Russian набе́г (nabég) akin to бе́гать (bégatʹ), бег (beg). Also compare typologically Latin invasiō akin to vadō, Latin aggressiō akin to gradior, Russian наше́ствие (našéstvije) akin to ше́ствовать (šéstvovatʹ).

Descendants
  • Catalanincursió
  • Italianincursione
  • Frenchincursionfrom Middle French incursion
  • Englishincursionfrom Middle French incursion
  • Portugueseincursão
  • Romanianincursiune
  • Spanishincursión

In English words that came into English from incursiō

  • incursionincursiō

Quick answers

What does incursiō mean in Latin?
incursiō, a noun, means “an onrush, an attack.; an invasion, incursion”.
What is the genitive of incursiō?
The genitive singular is incursiōnis. incursiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce incursiō?
In classical Latin, [ɪŋˈkʊr.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iŋˈkur.si.o].