abluvio

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

abluviō f (genitive abluviōnis); third declension

  1. erosion
    • circa 2nd century, Siculus Flaccus, De condicionibus agrorum 25:
      si alicuius terras minutatim ex alia parte abstrahat et alii contrario relinquat, quod vocant abluvionem et alluvionem
      if (the river) gradually pulls away soil from some part and leaves soil on the opposite side of another part, people call these erosion and accretion
Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative abluviō abluviōnēs
genitive abluviōnis abluviōnum
dative abluviōnī abluviōnibus
accusative abluviōnem abluviōnēs
ablative abluviōne abluviōnibus
vocative abluviō abluviōnēs
Descendants
  • English: abluvion
References

Etymology 2

Noun

abluviō

  1. dative/ablative singular of abluvium