LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

adversiō

adversiō f (genitive adversiōnis)

Meaning

  1. turning, directing (one thing towards another)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeadversiōadversiōnēs
genitiveadversiōnisadversiōnum
dativeadversiōnīadversiōnibus
accusativeadversiōnemadversiōnēs
ablativeadversiōneadversiōnibus
vocativeadversiōadversiōnēs

adversĭo, ōnis, f. adverto,
I. a turning or directing one thing to or toward another: animi, Cic. Arch. 7, 16; Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 13.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin adversiō From advertō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishadversion
  • Portugueseadversão

In English words that came into English from adversiō

  • adversionadversiōnem

Quick answers

What does adversiō mean in Latin?
adversiō, a noun, means “turning, directing (one thing towards another)”.
What is the genitive of adversiō?
The genitive singular is adversiōnis. adversiō is feminine, third declension.