laesio

Latin

Etymology

From laesus, perfect passive participle of laedō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlae̯.si.oː/, [ˈɫ̪äe̯s̠ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.si.o/, [ˈlɛːs̬io]

Noun

laesiō f (genitive laesiōnis); third declension

1. hurt, harm, injury
2. personal attack (in oratory)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	laesiō	laesiōnēs
Genitive	laesiōnis	laesiōnum
Dative	laesiōnī	laesiōnibus
Accusative	laesiōnem	laesiōnēs
Ablative	laesiōne	laesiōnibus
Vocative	laesiō	laesiōnēs

Descendants

• Catalan: lesió
• English: lesion
• French: lésion
• German: Läsion
• Italian: lesione

• Portuguese: aleijão, lesão
• Romanian: leziune
• Spanish: lesión

References

• “laesio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “laesio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• laesio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.