fusio

See also: fusió

Latin

Etymology

Formed by suffixation of fundō (“I pour out”, perfect stem: fūd-) +‎ -tiō, where the concatenation of the two dentals (d- + -t) forms a sibilant (s).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfuː.si.oː/, [ˈfuːs̠ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfu.si.o/, [ˈfuːs̬io]

Noun

fūsiō f (genitive fūsiōnis); third declension

1. a pouring out; an outpouring, effusion
2. a melting, founding, casting
3. a duty

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fūsiō	fūsiōnēs
Genitive	fūsiōnis	fūsiōnum
Dative	fūsiōnī	fūsiōnibus
Accusative	fūsiōnem	fūsiōnēs
Ablative	fūsiōne	fūsiōnibus
Vocative	fūsiō	fūsiōnēs

Descendants

• Catalan: fusió
• English: fusion
• French: fusion
• Italian: fusione

• Portuguese: fusão
• Romanian: fuziune
• Spanish: fusión

References

• “fūsiō” on page 751/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)