LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

messiō

messiō f (genitive messiōnis)
Classical[ˈmɛs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛs.si.o]

Meaning

  1. harvest, harvesting, reaping
    frumenti tria genera sunt messionisthere are three methods of harvesting grain116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, Rerum rusticarum 1.50
    et veniet tempus messionis eiusand the time of harvest shall come for herVulgata—Jeremias 51.33

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemessiōmessiōnēs
genitivemessiōnismessiōnum
dativemessiōnīmessiōnibus
accusativemessiōnemmessiōnēs
ablativemessiōnemessiōnibus
vocativemessiōmessiōnēs

messĭo, ōnis, f. 2. meto,
I. a reaping: frumenti tria genera sunt messionis, Varr. R. R. 1, 50, 1; Vulg. Job, 29, 19; id. Jer. 51, 33; id. 2 Sam. 21, 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin messiō From metō (“to mow, reap”) + -tiō.

Gallo-Romance
  • Occitanmeisson
  • Frenchmoissonfrom Old French messon
  • Franco-Provençalmêsson
  • Walloonmexhonfrom Old French messon
Elsewhere
  • Romanianmișunafrom Vulgar Latin *messionāre
  • Frenchmoissonnerfrom Vulgar Latin *messionāre
  • Walloonmexhnerfrom Vulgar Latin *messionāre
Gallo-Italic
  • Old Ligurianmessom
  • Lombardmessonfrom Old Lombard messon
  • Lombardmossonfrom Old Lombard messon
  • Lombardmassonfrom Old Lombard messon
  • Piedmontesemësson
  • Piedmontesemson
  • Piedmonteseamson

Quick answers

What does messiō mean in Latin?
messiō, a noun, means “harvest, harvesting, reaping”.
What is the genitive of messiō?
The genitive singular is messiōnis. messiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce messiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɛs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɛs.si.o].