derisio

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Latin

Etymology

From dērīdeō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

dērīsiō f (genitive dērīsiōnis); third declension

  1. a laughing to scorn, mockery, derision

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative dērīsiō dērīsiōnēs
genitive dērīsiōnis dērīsiōnum
dative dērīsiōnī dērīsiōnibus
accusative dērīsiōnem dērīsiōnēs
ablative dērīsiōne dērīsiōnibus
vocative dērīsiō dērīsiōnēs

Descendants

  • French: dérision
  • English: derision
  • Italian: derisione

References

  • derisio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • derisio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.