defenestratio

Latin

Etymology

From dē (“from; out”) + fenestra (“window”) + -ātiō (suffix indicating an action or process).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /deː.fe.nesˈtraː.ti.oː/, [d̪eːfɛnɛs̠ˈt̪räːt̪ioː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de.fe.nesˈtrat.t͡si.o/, [d̪efenesˈt̪rät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

dēfenestrātiō f (genitive dēfenestrātiōnis); third declension

(New Latin, humorous) The act of throwing something or someone out of a window.
(figuratively) The act of forcibly removing someone from an organization or position of power.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dēfenestrātiō	dēfenestrātiōnēs
Genitive	dēfenestrātiōnis	dēfenestrātiōnum
Dative	dēfenestrātiōnī	dēfenestrātiōnibus
Accusative	dēfenestrātiōnem	dēfenestrātiōnēs
Ablative	dēfenestrātiōne	dēfenestrātiōnibus
Vocative	dēfenestrātiō	dēfenestrātiōnēs

Related terms

dēfenestrō
dēfenestrātor
dēfenestrātrīx

Descendants

All borrowings.

English: defenestration
French: défenestration
Italian: defenestrazione
Portuguese: defenestração
Spanish: defenestración

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