profusio
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /proˈfuː.si.oː/, [prɔˈfuːs̠ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈfu.si.o/, [proˈfuːs̬io]
Noun
[edit]profūsiō f (genitive profūsiōnis); third declension
- a pouring out
- libation
- prodigality
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | profūsiō | profūsiōnēs |
| genitive | profūsiōnis | profūsiōnum |
| dative | profūsiōnī | profūsiōnibus |
| accusative | profūsiōnem | profūsiōnēs |
| ablative | profūsiōne | profūsiōnibus |
| vocative | profūsiō | profūsiōnēs |
Descendants
[edit]- → English: profusion
- → French: profusion (learned)
- → Italian: profusione (learned)
- → Spanish: profusión (learned)
References
[edit]- profusio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- profusio in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
- “profusio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press