ampliatio
English edit
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Dead man walking. |
Etymology edit
From Latin ampliātiō (“extending; a deferring of the decision of a judge”). Doublet of ampliation.
Noun edit
ampliatio (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) Using an epithet of something or someone for effect, when that epithet is not truly applicable.
- (Roman law) A deferred decision.
Synonyms edit
- (Roman law): adjournment
Hyponyms edit
- (rhetoric): prolepsis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From ampliō (“I extend, ennoble, adjourn”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /am.pliˈaː.ti.oː/, [ämplʲiˈäːt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /am.pliˈat.t͡si.o/, [ämpliˈät̪ː͡s̪io]
Noun edit
ampliātiō f (genitive ampliātiōnis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ampliātiō | ampliātiōnēs |
| Genitive | ampliātiōnis | ampliātiōnum |
| Dative | ampliātiōnī | ampliātiōnibus |
| Accusative | ampliātiōnem | ampliātiōnēs |
| Ablative | ampliātiōne | ampliātiōnibus |
| Vocative | ampliātiō | ampliātiōnēs |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “ampliatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ampliatio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- ampliatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “ampliatio”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ampliatio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “ampliatio”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin