abscissio
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From abscindō (“tear away; separate”), from ab (“from, away from”) + scindō (“cut, tear; divide”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /abˈskis.si.oː/, [äpˈs̠kɪs̠ːioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /abˈʃis.si.o/, [äbˈʃisːio]
Noun edit
abscissiō f (genitive abscissiōnis); third declension
- The act of breaking off or tearing away from a discourse; interruption.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | abscissiō | abscissiōnēs |
| Genitive | abscissiōnis | abscissiōnum |
| Dative | abscissiōnī | abscissiōnibus |
| Accusative | abscissiōnem | abscissiōnēs |
| Ablative | abscissiōne | abscissiōnibus |
| Vocative | abscissiō | abscissiōnēs |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: abscission
References edit
- “abscissio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- abscissio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.