oppositio

Finnish

Etymology

From Late Latin oppositiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈopːositio/, [ˈo̞pːo̞ˌs̠it̪io̞]
• Rhymes: -itio
• Syllabification^(key): op‧po‧si‧ti‧o

Noun

oppositio

1. (politics) opposition
2. (astronomy) opposition

Declension

Inflection of oppositio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		oppositio	oppositiot
genitive		opposition	oppositioiden oppositioitten
partitive		oppositiota	oppositioita
illative		oppositioon	oppositioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		oppositio	oppositiot
accusative	nom.	oppositio	oppositiot
	gen.	opposition
genitive		opposition	oppositioiden oppositioitten
partitive		oppositiota	oppositioita
inessive		oppositiossa	oppositioissa
elative		oppositiosta	oppositioista
illative		oppositioon	oppositioihin
adessive		oppositiolla	oppositioilla
ablative		oppositiolta	oppositioilta
allative		oppositiolle	oppositioille
essive		oppositiona	oppositioina
translative		oppositioksi	oppositioiksi
abessive		oppositiotta	oppositioitta
instructive		—	oppositioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of oppositio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oppositioni oppositioni accusative nom. oppositioni oppositioni gen. oppositioni genitive oppositioni oppositioideni oppositioitteni partitive oppositiotani oppositioitani inessive oppositiossani oppositioissani elative oppositiostani oppositioistani illative oppositiooni oppositioihini adessive oppositiollani oppositioillani ablative oppositioltani oppositioiltani allative oppositiolleni oppositioilleni essive oppositionani oppositioinani translative oppositiokseni oppositioikseni abessive oppositiottani oppositioittani instructive — — comitative — oppositioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oppositiosi oppositiosi accusative nom. oppositiosi oppositiosi gen. oppositiosi genitive oppositiosi oppositioidesi oppositioittesi partitive oppositiotasi oppositioitasi inessive oppositiossasi oppositioissasi elative oppositiostasi oppositioistasi illative oppositioosi oppositioihisi adessive oppositiollasi oppositioillasi ablative oppositioltasi oppositioiltasi allative oppositiollesi oppositioillesi essive oppositionasi oppositioinasi translative oppositioksesi oppositioiksesi abessive oppositiottasi oppositioittasi instructive — — comitative — oppositioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oppositiomme oppositiomme accusative nom. oppositiomme oppositiomme gen. oppositiomme genitive oppositiomme oppositioidemme oppositioittemme partitive oppositiotamme oppositioitamme inessive oppositiossamme oppositioissamme elative oppositiostamme oppositioistamme illative oppositioomme oppositioihimme adessive oppositiollamme oppositioillamme ablative oppositioltamme oppositioiltamme allative oppositiollemme oppositioillemme essive oppositionamme oppositioinamme translative oppositioksemme oppositioiksemme abessive oppositiottamme oppositioittamme instructive — — comitative — oppositioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oppositionne oppositionne accusative nom. oppositionne oppositionne gen. oppositionne genitive oppositionne oppositioidenne oppositioittenne partitive oppositiotanne oppositioitanne inessive oppositiossanne oppositioissanne elative oppositiostanne oppositioistanne illative oppositioonne oppositioihinne adessive oppositiollanne oppositioillanne ablative oppositioltanne oppositioiltanne allative oppositiollenne oppositioillenne essive oppositionanne oppositioinanne translative oppositioksenne oppositioiksenne abessive oppositiottanne oppositioittanne instructive — — comitative — oppositioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative oppositionsa oppositionsa accusative nom. oppositionsa oppositionsa gen. oppositionsa genitive oppositionsa oppositioidensa oppositioittensa partitive oppositiotaan oppositiotansa oppositioitaan oppositioitansa inessive oppositiossaan oppositiossansa oppositioissaan oppositioissansa elative oppositiostaan oppositiostansa oppositioistaan oppositioistansa illative oppositioonsa oppositioihinsa adessive oppositiollaan oppositiollansa oppositioillaan oppositioillansa ablative oppositioltaan oppositioltansa oppositioiltaan oppositioiltansa allative oppositiolleen oppositiollensa oppositioilleen oppositioillensa essive oppositionaan oppositionansa oppositioinaan oppositioinansa translative oppositiokseen oppositioksensa oppositioikseen oppositioiksensa abessive oppositiottaan oppositiottansa oppositioittaan oppositioittansa instructive — — comitative — oppositioineen oppositioinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• oppositioasema
• oppositioasenne
• oppositiohallitus
• oppositiohenkinen
• oppositiojohtaja
• oppositiokansanedustaja
• oppositiokausi
• oppositiolehti
• oppositiomieliala
• oppositiomielinen
• oppositiopoliitikko
• oppositiopolitiikka
• oppositiopuolue
• oppositioryhmä
• oppositiotaipale
• oppositiotaival
• oppositiovoima
• oppositiovuosi
• rauhanoppositio

 

Further reading

• “oppositio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• isotooppi

Latin

Alternative forms

• obpositio

Etymology

From oppōnō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /op.poˈsi.ti.oː/, [ɔpːɔˈs̠ɪt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /op.poˈsit.t͡si.o/, [opːoˈs̬it̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

oppositiō f (genitive oppositiōnis); third declension

1. opposing, opposition

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	oppositiō	oppositiōnēs
Genitive	oppositiōnis	oppositiōnum
Dative	oppositiōnī	oppositiōnibus
Accusative	oppositiōnem	oppositiōnēs
Ablative	oppositiōne	oppositiōnibus
Vocative	oppositiō	oppositiōnēs

Descendants

• Catalan: oposició
• Old French: oposicion
  • → Middle English: opposicioun, oposicion, opposicion, oppocicioun, opposisioun, oposicioun
    • English: opposition
  • French: opposition
• Galician: oposición
• → German: Opposition, Gegensatz (loan translation)
• Italian: opposizione
• Occitan: oposicion
• Piedmontese: oposission
• Portuguese: oposição
• Romanian: opoziție
• Russian: оппозиция (oppozicija)
• Spanish: oposición

References

• “oppositio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• oppositio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.