explosio

See also: explosió

Latin

Etymology

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.