noun · femininethird declension
coniectiō
coniectiō f (genitive coniectiōnis)
Classical[kɔnˈjɛk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[konˈjɛk.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- a hurling, throwing
- an inference, conjecture, interpretation
- a subject of controversy
- a draft, summary or outline of a case
- figurativelya putting together, comparing
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | coniectiō | coniectiōnēs |
| genitive | coniectiōnis | coniectiōnum |
| dative | coniectiōnī | coniectiōnibus |
| accusative | coniectiōnem | coniectiōnēs |
| ablative | coniectiōne | coniectiōnibus |
| vocative | coniectiō | coniectiōnēs |
conjectĭo, ōnis, f. conicio (very rare),
I. a hurling, throwing.
I. Prop.:
telorum, Cic. Caecin. 15, 43.—II. Trop.
A. A putting together, comparing:
annonae et aestimationis, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 82, § 189 (Ernesti, coauctio; Zumpt, conjunctio).—B. Meton.
1. (Acc. to conicio, I. B. 2.) An inference, conjecture, interpretation (for conjectura):
somniorum, Cic. Div. 2, 63, 130: conjectionem fieri ejus, quod reliquit, Dig. 28, 1, 21.—2. Conjectio causae, the draft, summary, or outline of a law-case, Gai Inst. 4, 15; Dig. 50, 17, 1; cf. Ps.-Ascon. ap. Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 9, § 26 (p. 164 Orell.).— Hence, *
3. In gen., a controverted question, subject of a controversy, Plin. 28, 2, 3, § 13.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
coniectiō ōnis, f
com- + IA-, a hurling, throwing: telorum. — Fig., a putting together, comparing: annonae et aestimationis.—A conjecture, interpretation: somniorum.
Origins
From cōniciō (“throw; bring together, connect”) + -tiō, from con- (“with”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).