escensio

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Latin

Etymology

escendō (to climb up) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation

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.

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