noun · femininethird declension
adiectiō
adiectiō f (genitive adiectiōnis)
Meaning
- addition
- repetition
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | adiectiō | adiectiōnēs |
| genitive | adiectiōnis | adiectiōnum |
| dative | adiectiōnī | adiectiōnibus |
| accusative | adiectiōnem | adiectiōnēs |
| ablative | adiectiōne | adiectiōnibus |
| vocative | adiectiō | adiectiōnēs |
adjectĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. an adding to, addition, annexation.
I. In gen.:
Romana res adjectione populi Albani aucta, Liv. 1, 30: illiberalis, a small addition, id. 38, 14 ext.: caloris, Sen. Ep. 189: litterarum, Quint. 1, 5, 16; also the permission of adding, etc. (cf.: accessus, aditus): Hispalensibus familiarum adjectiones dedit, he granted to them the right of settling new families, Tac. II. 1, 78.—More freq., II. Esp., as t. t.
A. In archit.
1. A projection in the pedestal of columns, the cornice of the pedestal, Vitr. 3, 2.—
B. In medicine, a strengthening, invigorating remedy:
quae (i. e. diseases) non detractionibus, sed adjectionibus curantur, Vitr. 1, 6, 3.—C. In rhet., the repetition of the same word, e. g. occidi, occidi, Quint. 9, 3, 28 (in Cic., adjunctio, q. v.).—
D. In auctions, the addition to a bid, Dig. 18, 2, 17 al.; cf. adjicio.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
adiectiō ōnis, f
adicio, an annexation, addition: populi Albani, L.: inliberali adiectione, i. e. by grudgingly adding (to his offer), L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin adiectiō From adiciō + -tiō.