adfirmatio, adfirmationis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
affirmation, strengthening of belief; assertion, dogmatic/positive statement;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adfirmatio | adfirmationes |
| Gen. | adfirmationis | adfirmationum, adfirmationium |
| Dat. | adfirmationi | adfirmationibus |
| Acc. | adfirmationem | adfirmationes |
| Voc. | adfirmatio | adfirmationes |
| Abl. | adfirmatione | adfirmationibus |
Examples
Liber IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...dico, non argumentatione); cui tamen plurimum conferet frequens adfirmatio effecturos nos quod dicimus: non posse vim rerum ostendi..."Liber II
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...foris; iuvat credulitatem nox et promptior inter tenebras adfirmatio. nec obstitit falsis Tiberius donec tempore ac spatio vanescerent..."