abscissio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From abscindō (tear away; separate), from ab (from, away from) + scindō (cut, tear; divide).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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abscissiō f (genitive abscissiōnis); third declension

  1. The act of breaking off or tearing away from a discourse; interruption.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative abscissiō abscissiōnēs
Genitive abscissiōnis abscissiōnum
Dative abscissiōnī abscissiōnibus
Accusative abscissiōnem abscissiōnēs
Ablative abscissiōne abscissiōnibus
Vocative abscissiō abscissiōnēs
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Descendants

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  • English: abscission

References

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  • 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.