discussio

See also: discussió

Latin

Etymology

    From discutiō (I shatter, strike down) +‎ -tiō.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    discussiō f (genitive discussiōnis); third declension

    1. shaking
      • (Can we date this quote?) Seneca (source?)
    2. (Later Latin) examination, discussion (especially a revision of the public accounts in the provinces)
    3. (Ecclesiastical Latin) judgement
      • (Can we date this quote?) "Libera Me", sung in the Office of the Dead:
        Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo, dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative discussiō discussiōnēs
    genitive discussiōnis discussiōnum
    dative discussiōnī discussiōnibus
    accusative discussiōnem discussiōnēs
    ablative discussiōne discussiōnibus
    vocative discussiō discussiōnēs

    Synonyms

    Descendants

    • Russian: дискуссия (diskussija)

    References

    • discussio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • discussio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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