coniectio
Latin
Etymology
From cōniciō (“throw; bring together, connect”) + -tiō, from con- (“with”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔnˈjɛk.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [konˈjɛk.t̪͡s̪i.o]
Noun
coniectiō f (genitive coniectiōnis); third declension
- a hurling, throwing
- an inference, conjecture, interpretation
- a subject of controversy
- (law) a draft, summary or outline of a case
- (figuratively) a putting together, comparing
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | coniectiō | coniectiōnēs |
| genitive | coniectiōnis | coniectiōnum |
| dative | coniectiōnī | coniectiōnibus |
| accusative | coniectiōnem | coniectiōnēs |
| ablative | coniectiōne | coniectiōnibus |
| vocative | coniectiō | coniectiōnēs |
Related terms
References
- “coniectio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers