LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

recursiō

recursiō f (genitive recursiōnis)
Classical[rɛˈkʊr.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[reˈkur.si.o]

Meaning

  1. The act of running back; backward course, return.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerecursiōrecursiōnēs
genitiverecursiōnisrecursiōnum
dativerecursiōnīrecursiōnibus
accusativerecursiōnemrecursiōnēs
ablativerecursiōnerecursiōnibus
vocativerecursiōrecursiōnēs

rĕcursĭo, ōnis, f. recurro,
I. a running back, backward course, return, Mart. Cap. 9, § 911.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin recursiō From recurrō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishrecursion
  • Frenchrécursion
  • Italianrecursione
  • Portugueserecursão
  • Spanishrecursión

In English words that came into English from recursiō

  • recursionrecursiō

Quick answers

What does recursiō mean in Latin?
recursiō, a noun, means “The act of running back; backward course, return.”.
What is the genitive of recursiō?
The genitive singular is recursiōnis. recursiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce recursiō?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈkʊr.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈkur.si.o].