opinio

See also: opinió

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin opīnorder.

Esperanto opinii

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Italic *-os

Archaic Latin -os

Latin -um

Italian -oder.

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Italic *-om

Archaic Latin -om

Latin -um

Spanish -oder.

Ancient Greek -οι (-oi)der.

Esperanto -o

Esperanto opinio

From opinii + -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /opiˈnio/

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• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: o‧pi‧ni‧o

Noun

opinio (accusative singular opinion, plural opinioj, accusative plural opiniojn)

1. opinion
   • 2012, Plato, translated by Donald Broadribb, La Respubliko (Traduko al Esperanto) [The Republic (Translation into Esperanto)], 2nd corrected edition (paperback), New York: Mondial, →ISBN, page 20:

     "Sendube," mi diris. "Sed diru al mi, laŭ via opinio kio estas la plej granda avantaĝo de riĉeco?"

     "Undoubtedly", I said. "But tell me, according to your opinion what is the biggest advantage of wealth?"

Further reading

• “opinio”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “opinio”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Latin

Etymology

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Latin opīnor

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder.

Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.?

Latin -ō

Latin -iō

Latin opīniō

From opīnor (“suppose, conjecture, deem”) + -iō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɔˈpiː.ni.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [oˈpiː.ni.o]

Noun

opīniō f (genitive opīniōnis); third declension

1. opinion, conjecture, imagination, fancy, belief, expectation

   Hanc excutere opīniōnem mihimet voluī rādīcitus.

   I wished, for my own sake, to pluck up this opinion by the roots.

2. reputation, esteem
3. report, rumor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	opīniō	opīniōnēs
genitive	opīniōnis	opīniōnum
dative	opīniōnī	opīniōnibus
accusative	opīniōnem	opīniōnēs
ablative	opīniōne	opīniōnibus
vocative	opīniō	opīniōnēs

Synonyms

• (opinion): auctōritās, cōgitātiō, exīstimātiō, sententia
• (reputation): fāma
• (rumor): fāma

Derived terms

• opīniōsus
• opīniuncula

Related terms

• opīnābilis
• opīnātiō
• opīnātor
• opīnātus
• opīnor

Descendants

• Catalan: opinió
• → English: opinion
• French: opinion
• Galician: opinión
• Italian: opinione
• Occitan: opinion
• Piedmontese: opinion
• → Polish: opinia
• Portuguese: opinião
• Romanian: opinie
• Sicilian: apiniuni
• Spanish: opinión

References

• “opinio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “opinio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "opinio", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “opinio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to have the reputation of virtue: opinionem virtutis habere
    
  • extravagant fictions of fancy: opinionum commenta, ineptiae, monstra, portenta
    
  • according to my opinion: ut mea fert opinio
    
  • to be imbibing false opinions: opiniones falsas animo imbibere
    
  • to be imbibing false opinions: opinionibus falsis imbui
    
  • erroneous opinion: opinionis error
    
  • prejudice: opinio praeiudicata, also simply opinio (not praeiudicium = a preliminary decision)
    
  • a rooted opinion: opinio confirmata, inveterata
    
  • to be filled with absurd prejudices: opinionum pravitate infici
    
  • chimeras: opinionum commenta (N. D. 2. 2. 5)
    
  • to express oneself in popular language: ad vulgarem sensum or ad communem opinionem orationem accommodare (Off. 2. 10. 35)
    
  • belief in god: opinio dei
    
  • to be always considering what people think: multum communi hominum opinioni tribuere
    

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈpiɲ.jɔ/
• Rhymes: -iɲjɔ
• Syllabification: o‧pin‧io

Noun

opinio

1. vocative singular of opinia

Portuguese

Verb

opinio

1. first-person singular present indicative of opiniar