adfectationem
Dictionary entries
- Entry →adfectatio, adfectationis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
seeking/striving for, aspiration to; affectation, straining for; claiming;
acc. sg.
Examples
- G
Titus
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...quam perditurum adiurans. Duos patricii generis convicto in adfectationem imperii, nihil amplius quam ut desisteret monuit, docens principatum..." - P
Germania
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...ripae bona malaque erant. Treveri et Nervii circa adfectationem Germanicae originis ultro ambitiosi sunt, tamquam per hanc gloriam..."