discutio

See also: discutió

Latin

Etymology

From dis- +‎ quatiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /disˈku.ti.oː/, [d̪ɪs̠ˈkʊt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /disˈkut.t͡si.o/, [d̪isˈkut̪ː͡s̪io]

Verb

discutiō (present infinitive discutere, perfect active discussī, supine discussum); third conjugation iō-variant

1. to strike down, shatter

   Synonyms: tango, percutio, ferio, pello, percello, ico, pulsō, caedo, accido, affligo, impingo, verbero

2. to scatter or disperse, dissipate (especially an enemy)

   Synonyms: effundo, fundo

3. (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) to examine, discuss
   • c. 13th century, Dies irae :

     Quantus tremor est futurus,
     Quando Iudex est venturus,
     Cuncta stricte discussurus!

     How great will be the tremor,
     when justice comes,
     strictly examining all things!

Conjugation

Conjugation of discutiō (third conjugation iō-variant)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	discutiō	discutis	discutit	discutimus	discutitis	discutiunt
	imperfect	discutiēbam	discutiēbās	discutiēbat	discutiēbāmus	discutiēbātis	discutiēbant
	future	discutiam	discutiēs	discutiet	discutiēmus	discutiētis	discutient
	perfect	discussī	discussistī	discussit	discussimus	discussistis	discussērunt, discussēre
	pluperfect	discusseram	discusserās	discusserat	discusserāmus	discusserātis	discusserant
	future perfect	discusserō	discusseris	discusserit	discusserimus	discusseritis	discusserint
passive	present	discutior	discuteris, discutere	discutitur	discutimur	discutiminī	discutiuntur
	imperfect	discutiēbar	discutiēbāris, discutiēbāre	discutiēbātur	discutiēbāmur	discutiēbāminī	discutiēbantur
	future	discutiar	discutiēris, discutiēre	discutiētur	discutiēmur	discutiēminī	discutientur
	perfect	discussus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	discussus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	discussus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	discutiam	discutiās	discutiat	discutiāmus	discutiātis	discutiant
	imperfect	discuterem	discuterēs	discuteret	discuterēmus	discuterētis	discuterent
	perfect	discusserim	discusserīs	discusserit	discusserīmus	discusserītis	discusserint
	pluperfect	discussissem	discussissēs	discussisset	discussissēmus	discussissētis	discussissent
passive	present	discutiar	discutiāris, discutiāre	discutiātur	discutiāmur	discutiāminī	discutiantur
	imperfect	discuterer	discuterēris, discuterēre	discuterētur	discuterēmur	discuterēminī	discuterentur
	perfect	discussus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	discussus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	discute	—	—	discutite	—
	future	—	discutitō	discutitō	—	discutitōte	discutiuntō
passive	present	—	discutere	—	—	discutiminī	—
	future	—	discutitor	discutitor	—	—	discutiuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		discutere	discussisse	discussūrum esse	discutī	discussum esse	discussum īrī
participles		discutiēns	—	discussūrus	—	discussus	discutiendus, discutiundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		discutiendī	discutiendō	discutiendum	discutiendō	discussum	discussū

Descendants

• Catalan: discutir
• English: discuss
• French: discuter
• Galician: discutir
• German: diskutieren
  • → Russian: дискути́ровать (diskutírovatʹ)
• Italian: discutere
• Portuguese: discutir
• Romanian: discuta
• Sicilian: discùtiri
• Spanish: discutir

References

• “discutio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “discutio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• discutio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.