invectio

Latin

Etymology

invectus, perfect passive participle of invehō (“to carry into”) +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /inˈu̯ek.ti.oː/, [ɪnˈu̯ɛkt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈvek.t͡si.o/, [iɱˈvɛkt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

invectiō f (genitive invectiōnis); third declension

1. importation
2. entrance, arrival
3. invective

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	invectiō	invectiōnēs
genitive	invectiōnis	invectiōnum
dative	invectiōnī	invectiōnibus
accusative	invectiōnem	invectiōnēs
ablative	invectiōne	invectiōnibus
vocative	invectiō	invectiōnēs

References

• “invectio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “invectio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers