investigatio

Latin

Etymology

From investīgō (track, investigate, search after).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /in.wes.tiːˈɡaː.ti.oː/, [ɪn.wɛs.tiːˈɡaː.ti.oː]

Noun

investīgātiō f (genitive investīgātiōnis); third declension

  1. inquiry, investigation
  2. research, search

Inflection

Third declension.

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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