LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

vissiō

vissiō (present infinitive vissīre)
Classical[ˈwɪs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvis.si.o]

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto pass wind quietly
    Latrine graffiti from Ostia vissiretacite·chilon·docvit svbdolvsThe sly Chilon taught how to pass wind silently.

Conjugation conjugation 4 deponent

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.vissiōvissiēbamvissiam———
2nd sg.vissīsvissiēbāsvissiēs———
3rd sg.vissitvissiēbatvissiet———
1st pl.vissīmusvissiēbāmusvissiēmus———
2nd pl.vissītisvissiēbātisvissiētis———
3rd pl.vissiuntvissiēbantvissient———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.vissiamvissīrem——
2nd sg.vissiāsvissīrēs——
3rd sg.vissiatvissīret——
1st pl.vissiāmusvissīrēmus——
2nd pl.vissiātisvissīrētis——
3rd pl.vissiantvissīrent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.vissī—
pres. 2nd pl.vissīte—
fut. 2nd sg.vissītō—
fut. 3rd sg.vissītō—
fut. 2nd pl.vissītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.vissiuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivevissīre—
perfect infinitivevissītum esse—
future infinitivevissītūrum esse—
present participlevissiēns—
perfect participlevissītus—
future participlevissītūrusvissiendus
vissiundus
gerundvissiendī, vissiendō, vissiendumsupinevissītum, vissītū

Origins

Perhaps onomatopoeic.

Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianbăși
  • Aromanianbes
Italo-Western Romance
  • Italianvescia
  • Old Frenchvessir
  • Venetanvesa
Elsewhere
  • Vulgar Latin*vissīna, -um

Quick answers

What does vissiō mean in Latin?
vissiō, a verb, means “to pass wind quietly”.
What are the principal parts of vissiō?
vissiō, vissīre (fourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce vissiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈwɪs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvis.si.o].