diffusio

Latin

Etymology

diffūsus, perfect passive participle of diffundō +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /difˈfuː.si.oː/, [d̪ɪfˈfuːs̠ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /difˈfu.si.o/, [d̪ifˈfuːs̬iɔ]

Noun

diffūsiō f (genitive diffūsiōnis); third declension

  1. spreading out, increase in extent or breadth
  2. cheerfulness

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative diffūsiō diffūsiōnēs
Genitive diffūsiōnis diffūsiōnum
Dative diffūsiōnī diffūsiōnibus
Accusative diffūsiōnem diffūsiōnēs
Ablative diffūsiōne diffūsiōnibus
Vocative diffūsiō diffūsiōnēs

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Catalan: difusió
  • → English: diffusion
  • → French: diffusion
  • → Italian: diffusione
  • → Portuguese: difusão
  • → Russian: диффузия (diffuzija)
  • → Spanish: difusión
  • Translingual: Wiktionary:Requested entries:Latin/Lewis & Short/D

References
  • diffusio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • diffusio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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