abscissio
Latin
Etymology
From abscindō (“tear away; separate”), from ab (“from, away from”) + scindō (“cut, tear; divide”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /apˈskis.si.oː/, [apˈskɪs.si.oː]
Noun
abscissiō f (genitive abscissiōnis); third declension
- The act of breaking off or tearing away from a discourse; interruption.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | abscissiō | abscissiōnēs |
| Genitive | abscissiōnis | abscissiōnum |
| Dative | abscissiōnī | abscissiōnibus |
| Accusative | abscissiōnem | abscissiōnēs |
| Ablative | abscissiōne | abscissiōnibus |
| Vocative | abscissiō | abscissiōnēs |
Related terms
- abscindō
- abscissus
Descendants
- English: abscission
References
- 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