LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

īnflexiō

īnflexiō f (genitive īnflexiōnis)
Classical[ĩːˈfɫɛk.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[iɱˈflɛk.si.o]

Meaning

  1. bending, curving
  2. modification, adaptation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeīnflexiōīnflexiōnēs
īnflectiōnēs
genitiveīnflexiōnis
īnflectiōnis		īnflexiōnum
īnflectiōnum
dativeīnflexiōnī
īnflectiōnī		īnflexiōnibus
īnflectiōnibus
accusativeīnflexiōnem
īnflectiōnem		īnflexiōnēs
īnflectiōnēs
ablativeīnflexiōne
īnflectiōne		īnflexiōnibus
īnflectiōnibus
vocativeīnflexiōīnflexiōnēs
īnflectiōnēs

inflexĭo, ōnis, f. inflecto,
I. a bending.
I. Prop.: quasi helicis inflexio, Cic. Univ. 9, 27: dextra inflexio Bospori, Amm. 22, 8, 14: laterum inflexione forti ac virili, a vigorous and manly attitude, Cic. de Or. 3, 59, 229.—
II. Transf., an inflection, modification: in adverbio temporum significationes non de ejusdem soni inflexione nascuntur, Macr. de Diff. c. 19, § 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinīnflexiō

Latin flectō Latin īnflectō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin īnflexiō From īnflectō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalaninflexió
  • Englishinflectionfrom Middle French inflexion
  • Frenchinflexionfrom Middle French inflexion
  • Italianinflessione
  • Portugueseinflexão
  • Romanianinflexiune
  • Spanishinflexión
  • Siciliannfrissiuni

Quick answers

What does īnflexiō mean in Latin?
īnflexiō, a noun, means “bending, curving; modification, adaptation”.
What is the genitive of īnflexiō?
The genitive singular is īnflexiōnis. īnflexiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce īnflexiō?
In classical Latin, [ĩːˈfɫɛk.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɱˈflɛk.si.o].
Where does īnflexiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin īnflexiō.