appositio

English

Etymology

From Latin appositiō.

Noun

appositio (uncountable)

1. (rhetoric) Addition of an element not syntactically required for purpose of description or explanation.

See also

• parenthetical
• parenthesis

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English apposition), ultimately from Latin appositiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑpːositio/, [ˈɑ̝pːo̞ˌs̠it̪io̞]
• Rhymes: -itio
• Syllabification^(key): ap‧po‧si‧ti‧o
• Hyphenation^(key): ap‧po‧si‧tio

Noun

appositio

1. (grammar) apposition
2. (rhetoric) appositio

Declension

Inflection of appositio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		appositio	appositiot
genitive		apposition	appositioiden appositioitten
partitive		appositiota	appositioita
illative		appositioon	appositioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		appositio	appositiot
accusative	nom.	appositio	appositiot
	gen.	apposition
genitive		apposition	appositioiden appositioitten
partitive		appositiota	appositioita
inessive		appositiossa	appositioissa
elative		appositiosta	appositioista
illative		appositioon	appositioihin
adessive		appositiolla	appositioilla
ablative		appositiolta	appositioilta
allative		appositiolle	appositioille
essive		appositiona	appositioina
translative		appositioksi	appositioiksi
abessive		appositiotta	appositioitta
instructive		—	appositioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of appositio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative appositioni appositioni accusative nom. appositioni appositioni gen. appositioni genitive appositioni appositioideni appositioitteni partitive appositiotani appositioitani inessive appositiossani appositioissani elative appositiostani appositioistani illative appositiooni appositioihini adessive appositiollani appositioillani ablative appositioltani appositioiltani allative appositiolleni appositioilleni essive appositionani appositioinani translative appositiokseni appositioikseni abessive appositiottani appositioittani instructive — — comitative — appositioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative appositiosi appositiosi accusative nom. appositiosi appositiosi gen. appositiosi genitive appositiosi appositioidesi appositioittesi partitive appositiotasi appositioitasi inessive appositiossasi appositioissasi elative appositiostasi appositioistasi illative appositioosi appositioihisi adessive appositiollasi appositioillasi ablative appositioltasi appositioiltasi allative appositiollesi appositioillesi essive appositionasi appositioinasi translative appositioksesi appositioiksesi abessive appositiottasi appositioittasi instructive — — comitative — appositioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative appositiomme appositiomme accusative nom. appositiomme appositiomme gen. appositiomme genitive appositiomme appositioidemme appositioittemme partitive appositiotamme appositioitamme inessive appositiossamme appositioissamme elative appositiostamme appositioistamme illative appositioomme appositioihimme adessive appositiollamme appositioillamme ablative appositioltamme appositioiltamme allative appositiollemme appositioillemme essive appositionamme appositioinamme translative appositioksemme appositioiksemme abessive appositiottamme appositioittamme instructive — — comitative — appositioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative appositionne appositionne accusative nom. appositionne appositionne gen. appositionne genitive appositionne appositioidenne appositioittenne partitive appositiotanne appositioitanne inessive appositiossanne appositioissanne elative appositiostanne appositioistanne illative appositioonne appositioihinne adessive appositiollanne appositioillanne ablative appositioltanne appositioiltanne allative appositiollenne appositioillenne essive appositionanne appositioinanne translative appositioksenne appositioiksenne abessive appositiottanne appositioittanne instructive — — comitative — appositioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative appositionsa appositionsa accusative nom. appositionsa appositionsa gen. appositionsa genitive appositionsa appositioidensa appositioittensa partitive appositiotaan appositiotansa appositioitaan appositioitansa inessive appositiossaan appositiossansa appositioissaan appositioissansa elative appositiostaan appositiostansa appositioistaan appositioistansa illative appositioonsa appositioihinsa adessive appositiollaan appositiollansa appositioillaan appositioillansa ablative appositioltaan appositioltansa appositioiltaan appositioiltansa allative appositiolleen appositiollensa appositioilleen appositioillensa essive appositionaan appositionansa appositioinaan appositioinansa translative appositiokseen appositioksensa appositioikseen appositioiksensa abessive appositiottaan appositiottansa appositioittaan appositioittansa instructive — — comitative — appositioineen appositioinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• appositioattribuutti

Further reading

• “appositio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Latin

Etymology

From appōnō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ap.pɔˈsɪ.ti.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ap.poˈs̬it.t͡si.o]

Noun

appositiō f (genitive appositiōnis); third declension

1. apposition

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	appositiō	appositiōnēs
genitive	appositiōnis	appositiōnum
dative	appositiōnī	appositiōnibus
accusative	appositiōnem	appositiōnēs
ablative	appositiōne	appositiōnibus
vocative	appositiō	appositiōnēs

Descendants

• Catalan: aposició
• French: apposition
• Galician: aposición
• Italian: apposizione
• Portuguese: aposição
• Spanish: aposición

References

• “appositio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "appositio", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “appositio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.