Latin edit

Etymology edit

diffūsus, perfect passive participle of diffundō +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

diffūsiō f (genitive diffūsiōnis); third declension

  1. spreading out, increase in extent or breadth
  2. cheerfulness

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative diffūsiō diffūsiōnēs
Genitive diffūsiōnis diffūsiōnum
Dative diffūsiōnī diffūsiōnibus
Accusative diffūsiōnem diffūsiōnēs
Ablative diffūsiōne diffūsiōnibus
Vocative diffūsiō diffūsiōnēs

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References edit

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