discursio

Latin

Etymology

From discurrō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /disˈkur.si.oː/, [d̪ɪs̠ˈkʊrs̠ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /disˈkur.si.o/, [d̪isˈkursio]

Noun

discursiō f (genitive discursiōnis); third declension

1. a running different ways
2. a hasty passing through

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	discursiō	discursiōnēs
genitive	discursiōnis	discursiōnum
dative	discursiōnī	discursiōnibus
accusative	discursiōnem	discursiōnēs
ablative	discursiōne	discursiōnibus
vocative	discursiō	discursiōnēs

References

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