LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

īnspectiō

īnspectiō f (genitive īnspectiōnis)

Meaning

  1. inspection, examination
  2. consideration, investigation, contemplation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeīnspectiōīnspectiōnēs
genitiveīnspectiōnisīnspectiōnum
dativeīnspectiōnīīnspectiōnibus
accusativeīnspectiōnemīnspectiōnēs
ablativeīnspectiōneīnspectiōnibus
vocativeīnspectiōīnspectiōnēs

inspectĭo, ōnis, f. inspicio,
I. a looking into, inspection (post-Aug.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: ager prima inspectione neque vitia, neque virtutes abditas ostendit, Col. 1, 4, 1: speculi non tam possessio culpatur quam inspectio, App. Mag. 13, p. 282, 4.—
B. In partic., a looking through, examination: tabularum, Quint. 5, 5, 2; Dig. 29, 3, 2, § 5: rationum, Trajan. ap. Plin. Ep. 10, 57, 1.—
II. Trop., consideration, investigation, contemplation; hence theory, in opposition to practice, Quint. 2, 18, 3; 2, 17, 42; Dig. 41, 1, 63, § 3; 45, 1, 91, § 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin īnspectiō From īnspiciō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Frenchinspection
  • Italianispezione
  • Portugueseinspeção
  • Romanianinspecție
  • Spanishinspección
  • Russianинспекция

Quick answers

What does īnspectiō mean in Latin?
īnspectiō, a noun, means “inspection, examination; consideration, investigation, contemplation”.
What is the genitive of īnspectiō?
The genitive singular is īnspectiōnis. īnspectiō is feminine, third declension.