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