calefactio universalis

Latin edit

Noun edit

calefactiō ūniversālis f (genitive calefactiōnis ūniversālis); third declension

  1. (New Latin) global warming
    • 2015, Pope Franciscus, “Laudato si’. [1], Litterae Encyclicae, Vatican:
      [] sed multae inquisitiones scientificae demonstrant maiorem partem calefactionis universalis postremis decennis gasiorum ex cumulatione oriri [] (dioxydum carbonicum, methanum, oxyda nitrogeni et alia) quae emittuntur potissimum ob humanam industriam.
      [] yet a number of scientific studies indicate that most global warming in recent decades is due to the great concentration of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen oxides and others) released mainly as a result of human activity.

Declension edit

Third-declension noun with a third-declension adjective.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative calefactiō ūniversālis calefactiōnēs ūniversālēs
Genitive calefactiōnis ūniversālis calefactiōnum ūniversālium
Dative calefactiōnī ūniversālī calefactiōnibus ūniversālibus
Accusative calefactiōnem ūniversālem calefactiōnēs ūniversālēs
calefactiōnēs ūniversālīs
Ablative calefactiōne ūniversālī calefactiōnibus ūniversālibus
Vocative calefactiō ūniversālis calefactiōnēs ūniversālēs