intersectio

Latin

Etymology

intersecō +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /in.terˈsek.ti.oː/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛrˈs̠ɛkt̪ioː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.terˈsek.t͡si.o/, [in̪t̪erˈsɛkt̪͡s̪io]

Noun

intersectiō f (genitive intersectiōnis); third declension

an intersection
(architecture) the part cut out or space between two teeth or dentils in indented work

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	intersectiō	intersectiōnēs
Genitive	intersectiōnis	intersectiōnum
Dative	intersectiōnī	intersectiōnibus
Accusative	intersectiōnem	intersectiōnēs
Ablative	intersectiōne	intersectiōnibus
Vocative	intersectiō	intersectiōnēs

Descendants

Catalan: intersecció
French: intersection
Galician: intersección
Italian: intersezione
Occitan: interseccion
→ Portuguese: interseção, intersecção
Romanian: intersecție
Spanish: intersección

References

“intersectio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
intersectio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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