noun · femininethird declension
adeptiō
adeptiō f (genitive adeptiōnis)
Classical[aˈdɛp.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[aˈdɛp.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- An acquisition, achievement, attainment
- Act of obtaining
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | adeptiō | adeptiōnēs |
| genitive | adeptiōnis | adeptiōnum |
| dative | adeptiōnī | adeptiōnibus |
| accusative | adeptiōnem | adeptiōnēs |
| ablative | adeptiōne | adeptiōnibus |
| vocative | adeptiō | adeptiōnēs |
ădeptĭo, ōnis, f. adipiscor,
I. an obtaining, attainment:
nos beatam vitam non depulsione mali, sed adeptione boni judicemus, Cic. Fin. 2, 13, 41: bonorum (opp., malorum evitatio), Quint. 5, 10, 33: alicujus commodi, Cic. Part. Or. 32, 113.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
adeptiō ōnis, f
adipiscor, an obtaining, attainment: boni; alicuius commodi.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin adeptiō From adipīscor + -tiō.