excursio

Latin

Etymology

excurrō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ekˈskur.si.oː/, [ɛkˈskʊr.si.oː]

Noun

excursiō f (genitive excursiōnis); third declension

  1. running forth
  2. sally, onset, attack

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative excursiō excursiōnēs
Genitive excursiōnis excursiōnum
Dative excursiōnī excursiōnibus
Accusative excursiōnem excursiōnēs
Ablative excursiōne excursiōnibus
Vocative excursiō excursiōnēs

Descendants

References
  • excursio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • excursio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • excursio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to make an inroad into hostile territory: excursionem in hostium agros facere
    • to make a sally, sortie from the town: crebras ex oppido excursiones facere (B. G. 2. 30)
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