investigatio

Latin

Etymology

From investīgō (track, investigate, search after).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /in.u̯es.tiːˈɡaː.ti.oː/, [ɪnu̯ɛs̠t̪iːˈɡäːt̪ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.ves.tiˈɡat.t͡si.o/, [iɱvest̪iˈɡät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

investīgātiō f (genitive investīgātiōnis); third declension

  1. inquiry, investigation
  2. research, search

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative investīgātiō investīgātiōnēs
Genitive investīgātiōnis investīgātiōnum
Dative investīgātiōnī investīgātiōnibus
Accusative investīgātiōnem investīgātiōnēs
Ablative investīgātiōne investīgātiōnibus
Vocative investīgātiō investīgātiōnēs

Descendants

References

  • investigatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • investigatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • investigatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • zealous pursuit of truth: veri inquisitio atque investigatio
    • to devote oneself to the study of a natural science: se conferre ad naturae investigationem
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