noun · femininethird declension
trāiectiō
trāiectiō f (genitive trāiectiōnis)
Classical[traːˈjɛk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[traˈjɛk.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- literallya crossing over, passing over, passage
trāiectiōnēs mōtūsque stēllārum
crossings over and motions of the stars - figurativelya transposition (of words), hyperbaton
- figurativelyexaggeration, hyperbole
- figurativelya throwing or putting off upon another
trāiectiō in alium
a passing [of a responsibility] to another
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trāiectiō | trāiectiōnēs |
| genitive | trāiectiōnis | trāiectiōnum |
| dative | trāiectiōnī | trāiectiōnibus |
| accusative | trāiectiōnem | trāiectiōnēs |
| ablative | trāiectiōne | trāiectiōnibus |
| vocative | trāiectiō | trāiectiōnēs |
trājectĭo, ōnis, f. traicio.
I. Lit., a crossing over, passing over, passage:
trajectiones incendiorum, Vitr. 2, 9 fin.: honestior existimatur trajectio, i. e. the going over sea to Pompey, Cic. Att. 8, 15, 2: trajectiones motusque stellarum, the shootings over, i. e., concr., shooting-stars, meteors, id. Div. 1, 1, 2; so, stellae trajectio, id. ib. 2, 6, 16.—II. Trop., of language.
B. Exaggeration, hyperbole:
tum augendi minuendive causā veritatis superlatio atque trajectio, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203: superlatio veritatis et trajectio, Quint. 9, 2, 3.—C. A throwing or putting off upon another:
in alium, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 204.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
trāiectiō ōnis, f
trans+IA-, a crossing over, passing over, passage : honestior existimatur traiectio: traiectiones motūsque stellarum, i. e. shooting-stars .—Fig., of language, a transposition : verborum.— Exaggeration, hyperbole : veritatis.— A putting off : in alium.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trāiectiō From trāiciō + -tiō.
Descendants
- Englishtrajection