noun · femininethird declension
profectiō
profectiō f (genitive profectiōnis)
Meaning
- departure
- journey
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
āctus proficīscendīdeparture
prōfectiō -ōnis (f) — in De Bello Gallico I and De Bello Gallico III, ch. 1
departure
profectiō -ōnis (f) — in De Bello Gallico II
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | profectiō | profectiōnēs |
| genitive | profectiōnis | profectiōnum |
| dative | profectiōnī | profectiōnibus |
| accusative | profectiōnem | profectiōnēs |
| ablative | profectiōne | profectiōnibus |
| vocative | profectiō | profectiōnēs |
prŏfectĭo, ōnis, f. id..
I. Lit., a going away, setting out, departure (class.): profectione laeti, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24:
profectio et reversio alicujus, Cic. Phil. 1, 1, 1: profectionem parare, to prepare for setting out, Caes B. C. 1, 27. Cethegi profectio in Hispaniam, Cic. Sull. 25, 70; id. Fam. 2, 16, 6; Liv 2, 14; 38, 59.—II. Transf., of things, the source whence any thing is obtained:
profectio ipsius pecuniae requiratur, Cic. Clu. 30, 82.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
profectiō ōnis, f
pro+2 FAC-, a going away, setting out, departure : mea: profectionem parare, to prepare for setting out , Cs.: repentina in Oretanos, L.: pecuniae, i. e. source .
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin profectiō From proficīscī + -tiō.