noun · femininethird declension
interpellātiō
interpellātiō f (genitive interpellātiōnis)
Meaning
- interruption (in speaking), hindrance
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
interruptiō sermōnisinterpellātiō -ōnis (f) — in Epistulae, ch. 22
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Intercapedo · Interruptio · Interpellatio · Interlocutio
Intercapedo and interruptio are any interruption of another person’s business; intercapedo, a quiet, often even a benevolent interruption; interruptio, a violent and turbulent interruption; whereas interpellatio and interlocutio are only the interruption of a speech by speaking between; the interpellator will nearly prevent the speaker from going on; the interlocutor will make himself also heard in the midst of another’s speech. (vi. 176.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | interpellātiō | interpellātiōnēs |
| genitive | interpellātiōnis | interpellātiōnum |
| dative | interpellātiōnī | interpellātiōnibus |
| accusative | interpellātiōnem | interpellātiōnēs |
| ablative | interpellātiōne | interpellātiōnibus |
| vocative | interpellātiō | interpellātiōnēs |
interpellātĭo, ōnis, f. interpello,
I. a speaking between, an interruption in speaking; an interruption, hinderance.
I. In gen.:
quid tibi interpellatio aut in consilium huc accessiost? What business have you to interrupt? Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 83: cursum orationis interpellatione impedire, Cic. de Or. 2, 10, 39; id. Part. Or. 8: sine ulla interpellatione, id. Fam. 6, 18 fin.; Suet. Aug. 72: si quid nobis agentibus novi accidit, interpellatio, interventio alicujus, etc., Quint. 4, 3, 16; 9, 1, 31; 9, 2, 2. — II. In law, a suit, appeal to the court, Dig. 5, 1, 23; 50, 16, 188.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
interpellatiō ōnis, f
interpello, a speaking between, interruption.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin interpellātiō From interpellō + -tiō.