LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

interfātiō

interfātiō f (genitive interfātiōnis)
Classical[ɪn.tɛrˈfaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[in.terˈfat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. interruption, interposition (in speaking)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeinterfātiōinterfātiōnēs
genitiveinterfātiōnisinterfātiōnum
dativeinterfātiōnīinterfātiōnibus
accusativeinterfātiōneminterfātiōnēs
ablativeinterfātiōneinterfātiōnibus
vocativeinterfātiōinterfātiōnēs

interfātĭo, ōnis, f. interfor,
I. a speaking between, an interrupting in speaking (syn. interpellatio): contra verba atque interfationem, Cic. Sest. 37, 79: expositiones brevi interfatione distinguere, Quint. 4, 2, 50 Spald. N. cr.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin interfātiō From interfor + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does interfātiō mean in Latin?
interfātiō, a noun, means “interruption, interposition (in speaking)”.
What is the genitive of interfātiō?
The genitive singular is interfātiōnis. interfātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce interfātiō?
In classical Latin, [ɪn.tɛrˈfaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.terˈfat.t͡si.o].