LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

commūtātiō

commūtātiō f (genitive commūtātiōnis)
Classical[kɔm.muːˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kom.muˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. change, alteration, reversal
  2. upheaval
  3. exchange
  4. interchange

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecommūtātiōcommūtātiōnēs
genitivecommūtātiōniscommūtātiōnum
dativecommūtātiōnīcommūtātiōnibus
accusativecommūtātiōnemcommūtātiōnēs
ablativecommūtātiōnecommūtātiōnibus
vocativecommūtātiōcommūtātiōnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

commutationes temporum quadripartitae
the succession of the four seasons.

commūtātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a changing, change, alteration (in good prose).
I. In gen.: annuae, Cic. Inv. 1, 34, 59; cf.: tempestatum atque caeli, id. Div. 2, 42, 89: temporum, id. Tusc. 1, 28, 68: crebrae aestuum, Caes. B. G. 5, 1: magnae rerum, id. B. C. 3, 68: ordinis, Quint. 9, 1, 6: subita, Nep. Dion, 6, 1: ventorum, Col. 11, 2, 94: morum aut studiorum, Cic. Lael. 21, 77: civiles, id. Fam. 5, 12, 4.—
II. Esp.
A. In rhet.
1. A figure of speech; a reciprocal opposition or change, = ἀντιμεταβολή (cf. Quint. 9, 3, 85), Auct. Her. 4, 28, 39.—
2. A change in words, pronunciation, or method of treatment, Auct. Her. 4, 42, 54 sq.—
B. An exchange.
1. Captivorum, Liv. Epit. 19.—
2. (Acc. to commuto, II. B.) Of words, a conversation, conference, Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 17, 2, 26.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin commūtātiō From commūtō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishcommutation
  • Italiancommutazione
  • Spanishconmutación
  • Russianкоммута́ция

Quick answers

What does commūtātiō mean in Latin?
commūtātiō, a noun, means “change, alteration, reversal; upheaval; exchange”.
What is the genitive of commūtātiō?
The genitive singular is commūtātiōnis. commūtātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce commūtātiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.muːˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.muˈtat.t͡si.o].