definitio

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English definition), ultimately from Latin dēfīnītiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdefinitio/, [ˈde̞fiˌnit̪io̞]
• Rhymes: -itio
• Syllabification^(key): de‧fi‧ni‧ti‧o

Noun

definitio

1. definition

Declension

Inflection of definitio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		definitio	definitiot
genitive		definition	definitioiden definitioitten
partitive		definitiota	definitioita
illative		definitioon	definitioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		definitio	definitiot
accusative	nom.	definitio	definitiot
	gen.	definition
genitive		definition	definitioiden definitioitten
partitive		definitiota	definitioita
inessive		definitiossa	definitioissa
elative		definitiosta	definitioista
illative		definitioon	definitioihin
adessive		definitiolla	definitioilla
ablative		definitiolta	definitioilta
allative		definitiolle	definitioille
essive		definitiona	definitioina
translative		definitioksi	definitioiksi
abessive		definitiotta	definitioitta
instructive		—	definitioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of definitio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative definitioni definitioni accusative nom. definitioni definitioni gen. definitioni genitive definitioni definitioideni definitioitteni partitive definitiotani definitioitani inessive definitiossani definitioissani elative definitiostani definitioistani illative definitiooni definitioihini adessive definitiollani definitioillani ablative definitioltani definitioiltani allative definitiolleni definitioilleni essive definitionani definitioinani translative definitiokseni definitioikseni abessive definitiottani definitioittani instructive — — comitative — definitioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative definitiosi definitiosi accusative nom. definitiosi definitiosi gen. definitiosi genitive definitiosi definitioidesi definitioittesi partitive definitiotasi definitioitasi inessive definitiossasi definitioissasi elative definitiostasi definitioistasi illative definitioosi definitioihisi adessive definitiollasi definitioillasi ablative definitioltasi definitioiltasi allative definitiollesi definitioillesi essive definitionasi definitioinasi translative definitioksesi definitioiksesi abessive definitiottasi definitioittasi instructive — — comitative — definitioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative definitiomme definitiomme accusative nom. definitiomme definitiomme gen. definitiomme genitive definitiomme definitioidemme definitioittemme partitive definitiotamme definitioitamme inessive definitiossamme definitioissamme elative definitiostamme definitioistamme illative definitioomme definitioihimme adessive definitiollamme definitioillamme ablative definitioltamme definitioiltamme allative definitiollemme definitioillemme essive definitionamme definitioinamme translative definitioksemme definitioiksemme abessive definitiottamme definitioittamme instructive — — comitative — definitioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative definitionne definitionne accusative nom. definitionne definitionne gen. definitionne genitive definitionne definitioidenne definitioittenne partitive definitiotanne definitioitanne inessive definitiossanne definitioissanne elative definitiostanne definitioistanne illative definitioonne definitioihinne adessive definitiollanne definitioillanne ablative definitioltanne definitioiltanne allative definitiollenne definitioillenne essive definitionanne definitioinanne translative definitioksenne definitioiksenne abessive definitiottanne definitioittanne instructive — — comitative — definitioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative definitionsa definitionsa accusative nom. definitionsa definitionsa gen. definitionsa genitive definitionsa definitioidensa definitioittensa partitive definitiotaan definitiotansa definitioitaan definitioitansa inessive definitiossaan definitiossansa definitioissaan definitioissansa elative definitiostaan definitiostansa definitioistaan definitioistansa illative definitioonsa definitioihinsa adessive definitiollaan definitiollansa definitioillaan definitioillansa ablative definitioltaan definitioltansa definitioiltaan definitioiltansa allative definitiolleen definitiollensa definitioilleen definitioillensa essive definitionaan definitionansa definitioinaan definitioinansa translative definitiokseen definitioksensa definitioikseen definitioiksensa abessive definitiottaan definitiottansa definitioittaan definitioittansa instructive — — comitative — definitioineen definitioinensa

Further reading

• “definitio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Latin

Etymology

Derived from dēfīniō (“I limit”, “I define”) +‎ -tiō (“-tion”, noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deː.fiːˈniː.ti.oː/, [d̪eːfiːˈniːt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de.fiˈnit.t͡si.o/, [d̪efiˈnit̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

dēfīnītiō f (genitive dēfīnītiōnis); third declension

1. definition; precise description
2. specification
3. boundary, limit
4. explanation
5. classification
6. pronouncement, ruling

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dēfīnītiō	dēfīnītiōnēs
Genitive	dēfīnītiōnis	dēfīnītiōnum
Dative	dēfīnītiōnī	dēfīnītiōnibus
Accusative	dēfīnītiōnem	dēfīnītiōnēs
Ablative	dēfīnītiōne	dēfīnītiōnibus
Vocative	dēfīnītiō	dēfīnītiōnēs

Synonyms

• (pronouncement, ruling): iūdicium (Classical), perfīnītiō (Mediaeval)

Descendants

• → Finnish: definitio
• → Galician: definición (learned)
• Italian: definizione
• Middle French: definition
  • → Dutch: definitie
  • → English: definition
  • French: définition
    • Haitian Creole: definisyon
    • → Romanian: definiție
    • → Turkish: definisyon, definasyon
• → Portuguese: definição (learned)
• → Russian: дефини́ция (definícija)
• Spanish: definición
• Ukrainian: дефініція (definicija)
• → Swedish: definition

References

• “definitio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “definitio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• definitio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• definitio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to start from a definition: a definitione proficisci