deiectio

Latin

Alternative forms

• dējectiō

Etymology

From dēiciō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deːˈi̯ek.ti.oː/, [d̪eːˈi̯ɛkt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈjek.t͡si.o/, [d̪eˈjɛkt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

dēiectiō f (genitive dēiectiōnis); third declension

1. ejection (from land), eviction
2. purging
3. degradation

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dēiectiō	dēiectiōnēs
Genitive	dēiectiōnis	dēiectiōnum
Dative	dēiectiōnī	dēiectiōnibus
Accusative	dēiectiōnem	dēiectiōnēs
Ablative	dēiectiōne	dēiectiōnibus
Vocative	dēiectiō	dēiectiōnēs

Descendants

• Catalan: dejecció
• English: dejection
• French: déjection
• Spanish: deyección

References

• “deiectio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers