Latin edit

Etymology edit

impugnō (I attack, fight against) +‎ -tiō (-tion)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

impugnātiō f (genitive impugnātiōnis); third declension

  1. (rare) attack, assault
    Synonyms: aggressiō, impetus

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative impugnātiō impugnātiōnēs
Genitive impugnātiōnis impugnātiōnum
Dative impugnātiōnī impugnātiōnibus
Accusative impugnātiōnem impugnātiōnēs
Ablative impugnātiōne impugnātiōnibus
Vocative impugnātiō impugnātiōnēs

Descendants edit

  • Italian: impugnazione
  • Spanish: impugnación

References edit

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