deiectio

deiectio

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From dēiciō + -tiō.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    dēiectiō f (genitive dēiectiōnis); third declension

    1. ejection (from land), eviction
    2. purging
    3. degradation

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative dēiectiō dēiectiōnēs
    genitive dēiectiōnis dēiectiōnum
    dative dēiectiōnī dēiectiōnibus
    accusative dēiectiōnem dēiectiōnēs
    ablative dēiectiōne dēiectiōnibus
    vocative dēiectiō dēiectiōnēs

    Descendants

    • Catalan: dejecció
    • English: dejection
    • French: déjection
    • Spanish: deyección

    References

    • deiectio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers