diffusio

Latin

Etymology

diffūsus, perfect passive participle of diffundō +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation

Noun

diffūsiō f (genitive diffūsiōnis); third declension

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

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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
  • → German: Diffusion
  • → Italian: diffusione
  • → Portuguese: difusão
  • → Russian: диффузия (diffuzija)
  • → Sicilian: diffusiuni
  • → Spanish: difusión
  • Translingual: Diffusilina

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.