deceptio

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Latin

Etymology

From dēcipiō +‎ -tiō.

Noun

dēceptiō f (genitive dēceptiōnis); third declension

  1. deception, deceit
    Synonyms: fraus, dolus, maleficium, perfidia, stratēgēma, ars
  2. deceitfulness

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dēceptiō dēceptiōnēs
Genitive dēceptiōnis dēceptiōnum
Dative dēceptiōnī dēceptiōnibus
Accusative dēceptiōnem dēceptiōnēs
Ablative dēceptiōne dēceptiōnibus
Vocative dēceptiō dēceptiōnēs

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • deceptio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • deceptio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.