Esperanto

Noun

opinio ‎(accusative singular opinion, plural opinioj, accusative plural opiniojn)

1. opinion

Latin

Etymology

From opīnor ‎(“suppose, conjecture, deem”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /oˈpiː.ni.oː/, [ɔˈpiː.ni.oː]

Noun

opīniō f ‎(genitive opīniōnis); third declension

1. An opinion, conjecture, imagination, fancy, belief; esteem, reputation or expectation, good or bad, which others have formed of someone.
2. A report or rumor.

Inflection

Third declension.

Synonyms

• (opinion): auctōritās, cōgitātiō, existimātiō, sententia
• (reputation): fāma
• (rumor): fāma

Derived terms

• opīniōsus
• opīniuncula

Related terms

Descendants

• English: opinion
• French: opinion
• Italian: opinione
• Polish: opinia
• Portuguese: opinião
• Spanish: opinión

References

• opinio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• opinio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• OPINIO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “opinio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to have the reputation of virtue: opinionem virtutis habere
    
  • extravagant fictions of fancy: opinionum commenta, ineptiae, monstra, portenta
    
  • according to my opinion: ut mea fert opinio
    
  • to be imbibing false opinions: opiniones falsas animo imbibere
    
  • to be imbibing false opinions: opinionibus falsis imbui
    
  • erroneous opinion: opinionis error
    
  • prejudice: opinio praeiudicata, also simply opinio (not praeiudicium = a preliminary decision)
    
  • a rooted opinion: opinio confirmata, inveterata
    
  • to be filled with absurd prejudices: opinionum pravitate infici
    
  • chimeras: opinionum commenta (N. D. 2. 2. 5)
    
  • to express oneself in popular language: ad vulgarem sensum or ad communem opinionem orationem accommodare (Off. 2. 10. 35)
    
  • belief in god: opinio dei
    
  • to be always considering what people think: multum communi hominum opinioni tribuere
    

Polish

Noun

opinio

1. vocative singular of opinia

Portuguese

Verb

opinio

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of opiniar