impositio

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Latin

Etymology

From imponō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

impositiō f (genitive impositiōnis); third declension

  1. application
  2. a denomination, appellation, word
    • 116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, De Lingua Latina 5.3:
      Quae ideo sunt obscura, quod neque omnis impositio verborum exstat, quod vetustas quasdam delevit, nec quae exstat sine mendo omnis imposita,
      These matters remain thus unclear, for not every word instance still exist, the passing of time has deleted some, they were not each establised correctly,

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative impositiō impositiōnēs
Genitive impositiōnis impositiōnum
Dative impositiōnī impositiōnibus
Accusative impositiōnem impositiōnēs
Ablative impositiōne impositiōnibus
Vocative impositiō impositiōnēs

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