interpunctio

Latin

Etymology

From inter- +‎ punctio.

Noun

interpūnctiō f (genitive interpūnctiōnis); third declension

  1. punctuation (placing of points between words)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative interpūnctiō interpūnctiōnēs
genitive interpūnctiōnis interpūnctiōnum
dative interpūnctiōnī interpūnctiōnibus
accusative interpūnctiōnem interpūnctiōnēs
ablative interpūnctiōne interpūnctiōnibus
vocative interpūnctiō interpūnctiōnēs

Descendants

  • Italian: interpunzione

References

  • “interpunctio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “interpunctio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • interpunctio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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