defenestratio
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From dē (“out of; down from”) + fenestra (“window”) + -ātiō (“-ation”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.fe.nesˈtraː.ti.oː/, [d̪eːfɛnɛs̠ˈt̪räːt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de.fe.nesˈtrat.t͡si.o/, [d̪efenesˈt̪rät̪ː͡s̪io]
Noun edit
dēfenestrātiō f (genitive dēfenestrātiōnis); third declension
- (New Latin, humorous) The act of throwing something or someone out of a window.
- (figuratively) The act of forcibly removing someone from an organization or position of power.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dēfenestrātiō | dēfenestrātiōnēs |
| Genitive | dēfenestrātiōnis | dēfenestrātiōnum |
| Dative | dēfenestrātiōnī | dēfenestrātiōnibus |
| Accusative | dēfenestrātiōnem | dēfenestrātiōnēs |
| Ablative | dēfenestrātiōne | dēfenestrātiōnibus |
| Vocative | dēfenestrātiō | dēfenestrātiōnēs |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
All borrowings.
- English: defenestration
- French: défenestration
- Italian: defenestrazione
- Portuguese: defenestração
- Spanish: defenestración
- Ukrainian: дефенестра́ція (defenestrácija)