inflectio

Latin

Etymology

Post-classical reformation or alternative spelling of the classical form īnflexiō by influence from the present stem of the verb and from other abstract nouns ending in -ctio. Compare English inflection, formerly generally spelled inflexion.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /inˈflek.ti.oː/, [ĩːˈfɫ̪ɛkt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈflek.t͡si.o/, [iɱˈflɛkt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

īnflectiō f (genitive īnflectiōnis); third declension

1. (New Latin) Alternative form of inflexiō

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	īnflectiō	īnflectiōnēs
genitive	īnflectiōnis	īnflectiōnum
dative	īnflectiōnī	īnflectiōnibus
accusative	īnflectiōnem	īnflectiōnēs
ablative	īnflectiōne	īnflectiōnibus
vocative	īnflectiō	īnflectiōnēs

Related terms

• īnflectō