detectio
Latin
Etymology
From detego (“to uncover, to discover, to detect”) + -tio (“-tion: forming nouns”), from de- (“un-”) + tego (“to cover, to hide”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈteːk.ti.oː/, [d̪eːˈt̪eːkt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈtek.t͡si.o/, [d̪eˈt̪ɛkt̪͡s̪io]
Noun
dētēctiō f (genitive dētēctiōnis); third declension
- uncovering, variously
- discovery, the act or process of learning something new
- accusation, the act or process of exposing hidden crime or heresy
- detection, the act or process of finding out something hidden
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dētēctiō | dētēctiōnēs |
| Genitive | dētēctiōnis | dētēctiōnum |
| Dative | dētēctiōnī | dētēctiōnibus |
| Accusative | dētēctiōnem | dētēctiōnēs |
| Ablative | dētēctiōne | dētēctiōnibus |
| Vocative | dētēctiō | dētēctiōnēs |
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