natatio

natatio

Latin

Etymology

    From natō (swim, float) + -tiō.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    natātiō f (genitive natātiōnis); third declension

    1. A swim, an instance of swimming.
    2. A place for swimming; swimming pool.

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative natātiō natātiōnēs
    genitive natātiōnis natātiōnum
    dative natātiōnī natātiōnibus
    accusative natātiōnem natātiōnēs
    ablative natātiōne natātiōnibus
    vocative natātiō natātiōnēs

    Descendants

    • Catalan: natació
    • English: natation
    • French: natation
    • Italian: natazione
    • Portuguese: natação
    • Romanian: natație
    • Spanish: natación

    References

    • natatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • natatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • natatio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • natatio”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • natatio”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin