quaestiō

quaestiō Fragung; "Verlangung",; Suchung, …

From quaerō +‎ -tiō. Compare with later quaesītiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkʷae̯s.ti.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkʷɛs.ti.o]

Noun

quaestiō f (genitive quaestiōnis); third declension

1. problem
2. seeking
3. inquiry, investigation, questioning, question

   quaestiō aeterna

   an eternal question

4. inquisition

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	quaestiō	quaestiōnēs
genitive	quaestiōnis	quaestiōnum
dative	quaestiōnī	quaestiōnibus
accusative	quaestiōnem	quaestiōnēs
ablative	quaestiōne	quaestiōnibus
vocative	quaestiō	quaestiōnēs