Dictionary formopinio, opinionis(feminine)

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Translation

opinion, belief; reputation, expectation

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Grammar

Genderfeminine

Cases

Casesingularplural
Nominativethe subjectopinioopiniones
Vocativecalling someone: O ...opinioopiniones
Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), peropinionemopiniones
Genitiveofopinionisopinionum
Dativeto, foropinioniopinionibus
Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sineopinioneopinionibus

Examples

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The opinion of people varies.

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I shall state my opinion.

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He won against everyone's expectation.

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His reputation among the citizens is great.

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They were led by a false belief.

Opinio, opinionis is third declension feminine, from opinor, "suppose". Note the single p: the English opinion doubles nothing, but plenty of learners write oppinio by analogy with oppono.

Three senses, and the second and third catch people out. Straightforwardly it is a belief or judgement, close to sententia. But opinio also means the belief other people hold about you, so magna opinio is a good reputation, and opinione celerius means "faster than expected", an ablative of comparison against what was believed. Latin does not share the English snobbery about the word: for Cicero opinio is what you hold short of certain knowledge, which is a real epistemological claim rather than a put-down.

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This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 12: opinio, adduco, nuper and 7 more words.