profusio

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Latin

Etymology

From profundō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

profūsiō f (genitive profūsiōnis); third declension

  1. a pouring out
  2. libation
  3. prodigality

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative profūsiō profūsiōnēs
genitive profūsiōnis profūsiōnum
dative profūsiōnī profūsiōnibus
accusative profūsiōnem profūsiōnēs
ablative profūsiōne profūsiōnibus
vocative profūsiō profūsiōnēs

Descendants

  • English: profusion
  • French: profusion (learned)
  • Italian: profusione (learned)
  • Spanish: profusión (learned)

References

  • profusio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • profusio in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • profusio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press