interpositio

Latin

Etymology

interposit- (perfect passive participial stem of interpōnō, “I put, place, or lay between or among”, “I insert, interpose, or introduce”, “I pledge”) +‎ -iō (suffix forming nouns of action)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /in.ter.poˈsi.ti.oː/, [ɪn.tɛr.pɔˈsɪ.ti.oː]

Noun

interpositiō f (genitive interpositiōnis); third declension

(in general) a putting between, insertion
(and especially):
1. an inserting or introduction
  1. an introduction (of persons in discourse)
  2. an inserting (of words)
2. (rhetoric) parenthesis (rhetorical figure)

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	interpositiō	interpositiōnēs
Genitive	interpositiōnis	interpositiōnum
Dative	interpositiōnī	interpositiōnibus
Accusative	interpositiōnem	interpositiōnēs
Ablative	interpositiōne	interpositiōnibus
Vocative	interpositiō	interpositiōnēs

Descendants

Old French: interposicion
- English: interposition
- French: interposition
Russian: интерпозиция (interpozicija)

References

interpŏsĭtĭo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
interpositio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
interpositio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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