noun · femininethird declension
sparsiō
sparsiō f (genitive sparsiōnis)
Meaning
- sprinkling
- scattering
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sparsiō | sparsiōnēs |
| genitive | sparsiōnis | sparsiōnum |
| dative | sparsiōnī | sparsiōnibus |
| accusative | sparsiōnem | sparsiōnēs |
| ablative | sparsiōne | sparsiōnibus |
| vocative | sparsiō | sparsiōnēs |
sparsĭo, ōnis, f. 1. spargo.
I. A sprinkling of perfumes in the theatres (post-Aug.):
quis feret hominem de sparsionibus dicentem odoratos imbres? Sen. Contr. 5, praef. § 9; id. Q. N. 2, 9, 1; Inscr. Orell. 6166.—* II. A scattering of presents in the theatre, Stat. S. 1, 6, 66.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin sparsiō From spargō + -tiō.