intersectio

Latin

Etymology

intersecō +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.terˈsek.ti.oː/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛrˈs̠ɛkt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.terˈsek.t͡si.o/, [in̪t̪erˈsɛkt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

intersectiō f (genitive intersectiōnis); third declension

1. an intersection
2. (architecture) the part cut out or space between two teeth or dentils in indented work

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	intersectiō	intersectiōnēs
Genitive	intersectiōnis	intersectiōnum
Dative	intersectiōnī	intersectiōnibus
Accusative	intersectiōnem	intersectiōnēs
Ablative	intersectiōne	intersectiōnibus
Vocative	intersectiō	intersectiōnēs

Descendants

• Catalan: intersecció
• French: intersection
• Galician: intersección
• Italian: intersezione
• Occitan: interseccion
• → Portuguese: interseção, intersecção (Portugal)
• Romanian: intersecție
• Spanish: intersección

References

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