decursio

Latin

Etymology

From dēcurrō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈkur.si.oː/, [d̪eːˈkʊrs̠ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈkur.si.o/, [d̪eˈkursio]

Noun

dēcursiō f (genitive dēcursiōnis); third declension

  1. running or flowing down
    Synonyms: dēscēnsus, dēscēnsiō, dēcursus
    Antonyms: ēscēnsiō, ascēnsiō, inscensiō, cōnscēnsiō, cōnscēnsus, ascēnsus, escēnsus
  2. raid, inroad, manœuvre, military exercise, evolution, a descent, hostile attack

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dēcursiō dēcursiōnēs
Genitive dēcursiōnis dēcursiōnum
Dative dēcursiōnī dēcursiōnibus
Accusative dēcursiōnem dēcursiōnēs
Ablative dēcursiōne dēcursiōnibus
Vocative dēcursiō dēcursiōnēs

References
  • “decursio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • decursio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “decursio”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “decursio”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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