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
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..."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..."