explosio

explosio

See also: explosió

Latin

Etymology

    From explōdō + -tio.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    explōsiō f (genitive explōsiōnis); third declension

    1. (Classical Latin) a driving off by clapping
    2. (New Latin) explosion

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative explōsiō explōsiōnēs
    genitive explōsiōnis explōsiōnum
    dative explōsiōnī explōsiōnibus
    accusative explōsiōnem explōsiōnēs
    ablative explōsiōne explōsiōnibus
    vocative explōsiō explōsiōnēs

    Synonyms

    Descendants

    • Catalan: explosió
    • French: explosion
    • Friulian: esplosion
    • Galician: explosión
    • German: Explosion
    • Italian: esplosione
    • Piedmontese: esplosion
    • Romanian: exploziune, explozie
    • Spanish: explosión
    • Swedish: explosion

    References

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