opinio

See also: opinió

Esperanto

Etymology

From opinii +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /opiˈnio/
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  • Rhymes: -io
  • Syllabification: o‧pi‧ni‧o

Noun

opinio (accusative singular opinion, plural opinioj, accusative plural opiniojn)

  1. opinion
    • 2012, Plato, translated by Donald Broadribb, La Respubliko (Traduko al Esperanto) [The Republic (Translation into Esperanto)], 2nd corrected edition (paperback), New York: Mondial, →ISBN, page 20:
      "Sendube," mi diris. "Sed diru al mi, laŭ via opinio kio estas la plej granda avantaĝo de riĉeco?"
      "Undoubtedly", I said. "But tell me, according to your opinion what is the biggest advantage of wealth?"

Latin

Etymology

    From opīnor (suppose, conjecture, deem) +‎ -iō.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    opīniō f (genitive opīniōnis); third declension

    1. opinion, conjecture, imagination, fancy, belief, expectation
      Hanc excutere opīniōnem mihimet voluī rādīcitus.
      I wished, for my own sake, to pluck up this opinion by the roots.
    2. reputation, esteem
    3. report, rumor

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative opīniō opīniōnēs
    genitive opīniōnis opīniōnum
    dative opīniōnī opīniōnibus
    accusative opīniōnem opīniōnēs
    ablative opīniōne opīniōnibus
    vocative opīniō opīniōnēs

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Catalan: opinió
    • English: opinion
    • French: opinion
    • Galician: opinión
    • Italian: opinione
    • Occitan: opinion
    • Piedmontese: opinion
    • Polish: opinia
    • Portuguese: opinião
    • Romanian: opinie
    • Sicilian: apiniuni
    • Spanish: opinión

    References

    • opinio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • opinio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "opinio", 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)
    • opinio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to have the reputation of virtue: opinionem virtutis habere
      • extravagant fictions of fancy: opinionum commenta, ineptiae, monstra, portenta
      • according to my opinion: ut mea fert opinio
      • to be imbibing false opinions: opiniones falsas animo imbibere
      • to be imbibing false opinions: opinionibus falsis imbui
      • erroneous opinion: opinionis error
      • prejudice: opinio praeiudicata, also simply opinio (not praeiudicium = a preliminary decision)
      • a rooted opinion: opinio confirmata, inveterata
      • to be filled with absurd prejudices: opinionum pravitate infici
      • chimeras: opinionum commenta (N. D. 2. 2. 5)
      • to express oneself in popular language: ad vulgarem sensum or ad communem opinionem orationem accommodare (Off. 2. 10. 35)
      • belief in god: opinio dei
      • to be always considering what people think: multum communi hominum opinioni tribuere

    Polish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɔˈpiɲ.jɔ/
    • Rhymes: -iɲjɔ
    • Syllabification: o‧pin‧io

    Noun

    opinio

    1. vocative singular of opinia

    Portuguese

    Verb

    opinio

    1. first-person singular present indicative of opiniar