noun · femininethird declension
occursātiō
occursātiō f (genitive occursātiōnis)
Classical[ɔk.kʊrˈsaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ok.kurˈsat.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- running to meet someone
- obstruction, resistance
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | occursātiō | occursātiōnēs |
| genitive | occursātiōnis | occursātiōnum |
| dative | occursātiōnī | occursātiōnibus |
| accusative | occursātiōnem | occursātiōnēs |
| ablative | occursātiōne | occursātiōnibus |
| vocative | occursātiō | occursātiōnēs |
occursātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a running to meet one, out of respect or for the sake of courting favor; attention, greeting, officiousness (class.):
facilis est illa occursatio et blanditia popularis, Cic. Planc. 12, 29.—In plur.: vestras et vestrorum ordinum occursationes, Cic. Mil. 35, 95.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
occursātiō ōnis, f
occurso, a running to meet, attention, greeting, officiousness: illa.—Plur: vestrae et vestrorum ordinum.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin occursātiō From occursō + -tiō.