LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

impugnātiō

impugnātiō f (genitive impugnātiōnis)
Classical[ɪm.pʊŋˈnaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[im.puɲˈɲat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. rareattack, assault

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeimpugnātiōimpugnātiōnēs
genitiveimpugnātiōnisimpugnātiōnum
dativeimpugnātiōnīimpugnātiōnibus
accusativeimpugnātiōnemimpugnātiōnēs
ablativeimpugnātiōneimpugnātiōnibus
vocativeimpugnātiōimpugnātiōnēs

impugnātĭo (inp-), ōnis, f. impugno,
I. an attack, assault (rare), Cic. Att. 4, 3, 3; Hier. Isa. 5, 18, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impugnātiō From impugnō (“to attack, fight against”) + -tiō (“-tion”).

Descendants
  • Italianimpugnazione
  • Spanishimpugnación

Quick answers

What does impugnātiō mean in Latin?
impugnātiō, a noun, means “attack, assault”.
What is the genitive of impugnātiō?
The genitive singular is impugnātiōnis. impugnātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce impugnātiō?
In classical Latin, [ɪm.pʊŋˈnaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [im.puɲˈɲat.t͡si.o].