conversatio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From conversor (interact with, pass time with) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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conversātiō f (genitive conversātiōnis); third declension

  1. way of life, conduct or behaviour
  2. familiarity
  3. monastic life
  4. conversation

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative conversātiō conversātiōnēs
Genitive conversātiōnis conversātiōnum
Dative conversātiōnī conversātiōnibus
Accusative conversātiōnem conversātiōnēs
Ablative conversātiōne conversātiōnibus
Vocative conversātiō conversātiōnēs
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Descendants

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References

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  • conversatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • conversatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • conversatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.