natatio

Latin

Etymology

From natō (swim, float).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /naˈtaː.ti.oː/, [näˈt̪äːt̪ioː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /naˈtat.t͡si.o/, [näˈt̪ät̪ː͡s̪io]

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.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative natātiō natātiōnēs
Genitive natātiōnis natātiōnum
Dative natātiōnī natātiōnibus
Accusative natātiōnem natātiōnēs
Ablative natātiōne natātiōnibus
Vocative natātiō natātiōnēs

Descendants

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

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
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