convulsio

Latin

Etymology

convulsus, perfect passive participle of convellō +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈu̯ul.si.oː/, [kɔnˈu̯ʊɫ̪s̠ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /konˈvul.si.o/, [koɱˈvulsio]

Noun

convulsiō f (genitive convulsiōnis); third declension

  1. convulsion
  2. (medicine) cramp, convulsion

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative convulsiō convulsiōnēs
Genitive convulsiōnis convulsiōnum
Dative convulsiōnī convulsiōnibus
Accusative convulsiōnem convulsiōnēs
Ablative convulsiōne convulsiōnibus
Vocative convulsiō convulsiōnēs

References
  • “convulsio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • convulsio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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