defenestratio

Latin

Etymology

From dē (“out of; down from”) +‎ fenestra (“window”) +‎ -ātiō (“-ation”)

Pronunciation

Noun

dēfenestrātiō f (genitive dēfenestrātiōnis); third declension

  1. (New Latin, humorous) The act of throwing something or someone out of a window.
  2. (figuratively) The act of forcibly removing someone from an organization or position of power.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dēfenestrātiō dēfenestrātiōnēs
Genitive dēfenestrātiōnis dēfenestrātiōnum
Dative dēfenestrātiōnī dēfenestrātiōnibus
Accusative dēfenestrātiōnem dēfenestrātiōnēs
Ablative dēfenestrātiōne dēfenestrātiōnibus
Vocative dēfenestrātiō dēfenestrātiōnēs

Descendants

All borrowings.

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