investigatio

Latin

Etymology

From investīgō (track, investigate, search after) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

investīgātiō f (genitive investīgātiōnis); third declension

  1. inquiry, investigation
  2. research, search

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative investīgātiō investīgātiōnēs
genitive investīgātiōnis investīgātiōnum
dative investīgātiōnī investīgātiōnibus
accusative investīgātiōnem investīgātiōnēs
ablative investīgātiōne investīgātiōnibus
vocative investīgātiō investīgātiōnēs

Descendants

References

  • investigatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • investigatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • investigatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • zealous pursuit of truth: veri inquisitio atque investigatio
    • to devote oneself to the study of a natural science: se conferre ad naturae investigationem