praecisio
Latin edit
Noun edit
praecīsiō f (genitive praecīsiōnis); third declension
- the act of cutting off
- a piece cut off; cut, cutting
- (rhetoric) the act of breaking off abruptly, aposiopesis
- an overreaching
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | praecīsiō | praecīsiōnēs |
| Genitive | praecīsiōnis | praecīsiōnum |
| Dative | praecīsiōnī | praecīsiōnibus |
| Accusative | praecīsiōnem | praecīsiōnēs |
| Ablative | praecīsiōne | praecīsiōnibus |
| Vocative | praecīsiō | praecīsiōnēs |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “praecisio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praecisio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.