defenestratio
Latin
Etymology
From dē (“out of; down from”) + fenestra (“window”) + -ātiō (“-ation”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deː.fɛ.nɛsˈtraː.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪e.fe.nesˈt̪rat̪.t̪͡s̪i.o]
Noun
dēfenestrātiō f (genitive dēfenestrātiōnis); third declension
- (New Latin, humorous) The act of throwing something or someone out of a window.
- (figuratively) The act of forcibly removing someone from an organization or position of power.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēfenestrātiō | dēfenestrātiōnēs |
| genitive | dēfenestrātiōnis | dēfenestrātiōnum |
| dative | dēfenestrātiōnī | dēfenestrātiōnibus |
| accusative | dēfenestrātiōnem | dēfenestrātiōnēs |
| ablative | dēfenestrātiōne | dēfenestrātiōnibus |
| vocative | dēfenestrātiō | dēfenestrātiōnēs |
Related terms
- dēfenestrō
- dēfenestrātor
- dēfenestrātrīx
Descendants
All borrowings.
- English: defenestration
- French: défenestration
- Italian: defenestrazione
- Portuguese: defenestração
- Russian: дефенестра́ция (defenestrácija)
- Spanish: defenestración
- Ukrainian: дефенестра́ція (defenestrácija)