escensio

Latin

Etymology

escendō (“to climb up”) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /esˈken.si.oː/, [ɛs̠ˈkẽːs̠ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eʃˈʃen.si.o/, [eʃˈʃɛnsio]

Noun

escēnsiō f (genitive escēnsiōnis); third declension

  1. an ascension, mounting, climbing, going up
    Synonyms: ascēnsiō, inscensio, cōnscēnsiō, cōnscēnsus, ascēnsus, escēnsus
    Antonyms: dēscēnsus, dēcursiō, dēscēnsiō, dēcursus
  2. a landing, disembarkation, incursion

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative escēnsiō escēnsiōnēs
Genitive escēnsiōnis escēnsiōnum
Dative escēnsiōnī escēnsiōnibus
Accusative escēnsiōnem escēnsiōnēs
Ablative escēnsiōne escēnsiōnibus
Vocative escēnsiō escēnsiōnēs

References
  • “escensio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “escensio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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