LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

conversātiō

conversātiō f (genitive conversātiōnis)
Classical[kɔn.wɛrˈsaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[koɱ.verˈsat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconversātiōconversātiōnēs
genitiveconversātiōnisconversātiōnum
dativeconversātiōnīconversātiōnibus
accusativeconversātiōnemconversātiōnēs
ablativeconversātiōneconversātiōnibus
vocativeconversātiōconversātiōnēs

conversātĭo, ōnis, f. converso (not ante-Aug.). *
I. Frequent use, Sen. Ben. 3, 2, 2; cf. Cod. Th. 11, 21, 1 al.—
II. Frequent abode in a place, Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 100; Dig. 11, 7, 12, § 1.—
III. Intercourse, conversation (so most freq.): licentiosior cum viris, Sen. Exc. Contr. 6, 8: hominum, Vell. 2, 102, 3: multorum, Sen. Ep. 7, 1; Quint. 6, 3, 17; Tac. A. 12, 49; id. Or. 9: inter servos, Quint. 1, 2, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latinconversātiō

Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin versō Latin versor Latin conversor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin conversātiō From conversor (“interact with, pass time with”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanconversació
  • Englishconversationfrom Old French conversacion
  • Frenchconversationfrom Old French conversacion
  • Romanianconversațiefrom Old French conversacion
  • Italianconversazione
  • Portugueseconversação
  • Spanishconversación
  • Dutchconversatiefrom Old French conversacion
  • Haitian Creolekonvèsasyonfrom Old French conversacion
  • Galicianconversación

In English words that came into English from conversātiō

  • conversationconversātiōnem

Quick answers

What does conversātiō mean in Latin?
conversātiō, a noun, means “way of life, conduct or behavior; familiarity; monastic life”.
What is the genitive of conversātiō?
The genitive singular is conversātiōnis. conversātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce conversātiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.wɛrˈsaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koɱ.verˈsat.t͡si.o].
Where does conversātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin conversātiō.