discussio

discussio

See also: discussió

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdis.kus.sioː/

Noun

discussiō f (genitive discussiōnis); third declension

1. shaking
   • (Can we date this quote?) Seneca (source?)
2. (Later Latin) examination, discussion, especially a revision of the public accounts in the provinces
   • (Can we date this quote?) Codex Justinianus[1]
3. (Ecclesiastical Latin) judgement
   • (Can we date this quote?) "Libera Me", sung in the Office of the Dead:

     Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo, dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	discussiō	discussiōnēs
Genitive	discussiōnis	discussiōnum
Dative	discussiōnī	discussiōnibus
Accusative	discussiōnem	discussiōnēs
Ablative	discussiōne	discussiōnibus
Vocative	discussiō	discussiōnēs

Synonyms

• disputātiō
• quaestiō

Descendants

• Russian: дискуссия (diskussija)

References

• discussio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• discussio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

1. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879