English
Etymology
From Latin inventiō. Doublet of invention.
Noun
inventio (uncountable)
- One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the method used for the discovery of arguments.
Coordinate terms
Translations
the method used for the discovery of arguments
Finnish
Etymology
From German Invention, from Italian inventione, invenzione ("invention"; the spelling ending in -zione is the standard modern one — that ending in -tione is still used for invention in the musical sense, but is otherwise obsolete).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈinʋentio/, [ˈinʋe̞n̪ˌt̪io̞]
- Rhymes: -io
- Syllabification(key): in‧ven‧ti‧o
- Hyphenation(key): in‧ven‧tio
Noun
inventio
- (music) invention
Declension
| Inflection of inventio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
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| nominative
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inventio
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inventiot
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| genitive
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invention
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inventioiden
inventioitten
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| partitive
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inventiota
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inventioita
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| illative
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inventioon
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inventioihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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inventio
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inventiot
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| accusative
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nom.
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inventio
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inventiot
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| gen.
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invention
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| genitive
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invention
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inventioiden
inventioitten
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| partitive
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inventiota
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inventioita
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| inessive
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inventiossa
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inventioissa
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| elative
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inventiosta
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inventioista
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| illative
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inventioon
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inventioihin
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| adessive
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inventiolla
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inventioilla
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| ablative
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inventiolta
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inventioilta
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| allative
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inventiolle
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inventioille
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| essive
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inventiona
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inventioina
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| translative
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inventioksi
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inventioiksi
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| abessive
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inventiotta
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inventioitta
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| instructive
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—
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inventioin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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inventioni
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inventioni
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| accusative
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nom.
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inventioni
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inventioni
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| gen.
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inventioni
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| genitive
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inventioni
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inventioideni
inventioitteni
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| partitive
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inventiotani
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inventioitani
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| inessive
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inventiossani
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inventioissani
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| elative
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inventiostani
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inventioistani
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| illative
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inventiooni
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inventioihini
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| adessive
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inventiollani
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inventioillani
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| ablative
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inventioltani
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inventioiltani
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| allative
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inventiolleni
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inventioilleni
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| essive
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inventionani
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inventioinani
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| translative
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inventiokseni
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inventioikseni
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| abessive
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inventiottani
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inventioittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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inventioineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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inventiosi
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inventiosi
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| accusative
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nom.
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inventiosi
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inventiosi
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| gen.
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inventiosi
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| genitive
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inventiosi
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inventioidesi
inventioittesi
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| partitive
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inventiotasi
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inventioitasi
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| inessive
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inventiossasi
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inventioissasi
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| elative
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inventiostasi
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inventioistasi
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| illative
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inventioosi
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inventioihisi
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| adessive
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inventiollasi
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inventioillasi
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| ablative
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inventioltasi
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inventioiltasi
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| allative
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inventiollesi
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inventioillesi
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| essive
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inventionasi
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inventioinasi
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| translative
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inventioksesi
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inventioiksesi
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| abessive
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inventiottasi
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inventioittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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inventioinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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inventiomme
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inventiomme
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| accusative
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nom.
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inventiomme
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inventiomme
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| gen.
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inventiomme
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| genitive
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inventiomme
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inventioidemme
inventioittemme
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| partitive
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inventiotamme
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inventioitamme
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| inessive
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inventiossamme
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inventioissamme
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| elative
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inventiostamme
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inventioistamme
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| illative
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inventioomme
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inventioihimme
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| adessive
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inventiollamme
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inventioillamme
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| ablative
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inventioltamme
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inventioiltamme
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| allative
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inventiollemme
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inventioillemme
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| essive
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inventionamme
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inventioinamme
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| translative
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inventioksemme
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inventioiksemme
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| abessive
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inventiottamme
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inventioittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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inventioinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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inventionne
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inventionne
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| accusative
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nom.
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inventionne
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inventionne
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| gen.
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inventionne
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| genitive
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inventionne
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inventioidenne
inventioittenne
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| partitive
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inventiotanne
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inventioitanne
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| inessive
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inventiossanne
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inventioissanne
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| elative
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inventiostanne
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inventioistanne
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| illative
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inventioonne
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inventioihinne
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| adessive
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inventiollanne
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inventioillanne
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| ablative
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inventioltanne
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inventioiltanne
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| allative
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inventiollenne
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inventioillenne
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| essive
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inventionanne
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inventioinanne
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| translative
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inventioksenne
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inventioiksenne
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| abessive
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inventiottanne
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inventioittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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inventioinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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inventionsa
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inventionsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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inventionsa
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inventionsa
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| gen.
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inventionsa
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| genitive
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inventionsa
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inventioidensa
inventioittensa
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| partitive
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inventiotaan
inventiotansa
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inventioitaan
inventioitansa
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| inessive
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inventiossaan
inventiossansa
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inventioissaan
inventioissansa
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| elative
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inventiostaan
inventiostansa
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inventioistaan
inventioistansa
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| illative
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inventioonsa
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inventioihinsa
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| adessive
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inventiollaan
inventiollansa
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inventioillaan
inventioillansa
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| ablative
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inventioltaan
inventioltansa
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inventioiltaan
inventioiltansa
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| allative
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inventiolleen
inventiollensa
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inventioilleen
inventioillensa
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| essive
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inventionaan
inventionansa
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inventioinaan
inventioinansa
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| translative
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inventiokseen
inventioksensa
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inventioikseen
inventioiksensa
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| abessive
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inventiottaan
inventiottansa
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inventioittaan
inventioittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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inventioineen
inventioinensa
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See also
Further reading
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From inveniō (“I find, discover, or come upon”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
Noun
inventiō f (genitive inventiōnis); third declension
- invention, discovery
- inventing
- plan, stratagem
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “inventio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “inventio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "inventio", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- inventio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.